rəˈpāshəs adjective
Etymology: Latin rapac-, rapax rapacious, (from rapere to seize and carry off, snatch away) + -ious — more at rapid
1. : excessively grasping or covetous : given to seizing or extorting what is coveted
rapacious invaders
2. : subsisting on prey : predacious
the rapacious wolf
3. : ravenous
a rapacious appetite
Synonyms: see voracious