1. (

• rapacious ,
• ravening ,
• voracious

) excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments" ;

2. (

• edacious ,
• esurient ,
• rapacious ,
• ravening ,
• ravenous ,
• voracious ,
• wolfish

) devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" ;