adj. Of, pertaining to or involved in hunting or the chase.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Or or pertaining to hunting; venatic.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Relating to the chase; pertaining to hunting; venatic.
Word Usage
"Moreover, to mark the characteristic feature of the new conception of science there is the manual activity that accompanies the role of science as a “hunter,” its “venatorial” function, to use a term dear to the language of Bacon's day."