What is the meaning of the word "rapacious"?

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  1. devouring or craving food in great quantities copy to clipboard adjective
    • The rapacious diners swarmed the allyoucaneat buffet. copy to clipboard
  2. excessively greedy and grasping copy to clipboard adjective
    • The rapacious consumers lined up outside the store before the sales. copy to clipboard
  3. living by preying on other animals, especially by catching living prey copy to clipboard adjective
    • The lion is a rapacious creature. copy to clipboard

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