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