venatic

[ vee-nat-ik ]
/ viˈnæt ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to hunting.
Often ve·nat·i·cal.

Origin of venatic

1650–60; < Latin vēnāticus, equivalent to vēnāt(us) (past participle of vēnārī to hunt) + -icus -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM venatic

ve·nat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby venatic

venacavography, venae cavernosae penis, venae rectae, venal, venality, venatic, venation, vend, venda, vendace, vendean

Words related to venatic

shooting, fishery, angling, fishing, sporting, trapping, stalking, coursing, hawking, fowling, falconry, venery

Example sentences from the Web for venatic

  • These factors combine to aid the game and stretch to its utmost limit the venatic instincts of the fowler.

    Unexplored Spain |Abel Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for venatic

venatic

venatical

/ (viːˈnætɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or used in hunting
(of people) engaged in or given to hunting

Derived forms of venatic

venatically, adverb

Word Origin for venatic

C17: from Latin vēnāticus, from vēnārī to hunt