Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "tsuntsaye raptorial" yana nufin wani tsuntsu mai ganima mai kauri mai kauri, da ƙugiya, da idanu masu kyau, kuma yawanci yana ciyar da ƙananan dabbobi kamar rodents, kwari, da sauran tsuntsaye. Wasu misalai na yau da kullun na tsuntsayen raptorial sun haɗa da gaggafa, shaho, mujiya, falcons, da ungulu. Wadannan tsuntsayen an san su da iya farauta kuma galibi suna kan saman sarkar abinci a cikin muhallin su.