Preferred Label : raptors;
MeSH definition : BIRDS that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They
include the FALCONIFORMES order, or diurnal birds of prey, comprised of EAGLES, falcons,
HAWKS, and others, as well as the STRIGIFORMES order, or nocturnal birds of prey,
which includes OWLS.;
MeSH synonym : birds of prey; raptor; bird of prey; prey bird; prey birds;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird of prey;
Origin ID : D020304;
UMLS CUI : C0600536;
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- Bird [UMLS semantic type]
BIRDS that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They
include the FALCONIFORMES order, or diurnal birds of prey, comprised of EAGLES, falcons,
HAWKS, and others, as well as the STRIGIFORMES order, or nocturnal birds of prey,
which includes OWLS.