raptor

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Latin raptor, thief

[edit] Noun

Singular
raptor

Plural
raptors

raptor (plural raptors)

  1. A bird of prey.

[edit] Translations

See bird of prey

[edit] Etymology 2

As used in the novel (and subsequent motion picture) Jurassic Park; shortened from Velociraptor.

[edit] Noun

Singular
raptor

Plural
raptors

raptor (plural raptors)

  1. One of a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

raptor

  1. thief, robber, plunderer

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