хи́щный — meaning in English
khishchnyy
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English meaning
- carnassial noun One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
- carnivorous adjective Feeding mainly or entirely on the flesh of other animals.
- predatory adjective Living by hunting and killing other animals for food.
- rapacious adj Voracious; avaricious.
Senses
хи́щный is used for these senses in English:
- carnassial One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
- carnivorous Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
- predatory Living by preying on other living animals.
- predatory (figuratively) Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.
- rapacious (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.