# rapacious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/ · frequency rank #60,407

## Definitions
1. Voracious; avaricious.
2. Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
3. Subsisting off live prey.

## Etymology
Perhaps from rapacity + -ous, in any case ultimately from Latin rapāx (“grasping, greedy”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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