raptor
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- raptour (obsolete, rare)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin raptor (“thief”).
Noun[edit]
raptor (plural raptors)
- A bird of prey.
- (obsolete) One who ravishes or plunders.
Translations[edit]
bird of prey — see bird of prey
Etymology 2[edit]
As used in the novel (and subsequent motion picture) Jurassic Park; shortened from velociraptor.
Noun[edit]
raptor (plural raptors)
- One of a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.
Translations[edit]
velociraptor — see velociraptor
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From rapiō (“seize, grab, snatch”).
Noun[edit]
raptor (genitive raptōris); m, third declension
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | raptor | raptōrēs |
| genitive | raptōris | raptōrum |
| dative | raptōrī | raptōribus |
| accusative | raptōrem | raptōrēs |
| ablative | raptōre | raptōribus |
| vocative | raptor | raptōrēs |
Synonyms[edit]
- (robber): rapīnātor
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Related terms
Descendants[edit]
- English: raptor
References[edit]
- raptor in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
raptor m (plural raptores)
