raptaˈtorial,a. [f. L. type *raptātōri-us (f.raptāre to seize) + -al1.] = raptorial. 1861in Smithsonian Misc.Collect. IV. i. Gloss.1880Günther Fishes 296 A raptatorial fish organised to live at a depth of between 500 and 800 fathoms. So ˈraptatorya. (In recent Dicts.)