Ferocious
Predatory
Predatory adjective - Living by killing and eating other animals.
Usage example: hawks are predatory and pose a danger to rabbits and other pets
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Synonyms for Predatory
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- barbarous and ferocious
- barbarous and predatory
- brutal and ferocious
- brutal and predatory
- savage and ferocious
- savage and predatory
- wild and ferocious
- wild and predatory
- violent and ferocious
- violent and predatory
- furious and ferocious
- furious and predatory
- vicious and ferocious
- vicious and predatory
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Giant Petrels are ferocious, predatory sea birds of the South Pole, they are basically velociraptors that can fly.
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A woman represented by a large, predatory animal is most likely to reference Mama Bear because, like the lioness, it is simultaneously feminine and ferocious.
Source: Animal Motifs
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