rapacious vs predatory

rapacious and predatory both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rapacious	No	Yes	No	No
predatory	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, rapacious and predatory are synonyms defined as:

rapacious and predatory: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

Other synonyms of rapacious include raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous.

rapacious (adjective)	predatory (adjective)
excessively greedy and grasping	living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey	living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
devouring or craving food in great quantities	characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding