rapaciousness

English

Etymology

rapacious +‎ -ness

Noun

rapaciousness (uncountable)

1. The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony
   • 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]

     THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness.