raptor

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English

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɹæptɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -æptə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Latin raptor (thief).

Alternative forms

Noun

raptor (plural raptors)

  1. A bird of prey.
  2. (obsolete) One who ravishes or plunders.
Translations

Etymology 2

Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology above.

Noun

raptor (plural raptors)

  1. (informal, paleontology) One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.
Derived terms
Hyponyms

Further reading

  • raptor”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From rapiō (seize, grab, snatch).

Pronunciation

Noun

raptor m (genitive raptōris); third declension

  1. A thief, robber, plunderer.
  2. An abductor, kidnapper.
    Synonym: rapīnātor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: raptor
  • English: raptor
  • Portuguese: raptor
  • Spanish: raptor

References

  • raptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • raptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • raptor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin raptor.

Noun

raptor m (plural raptores, feminine raptora, feminine plural raptoras)

  1. abductor; kidnapper
    Synonym: sequestrador

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin raptor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rabˈtoɾ/ [raβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]

Noun

raptor m (plural raptores, feminine raptora, feminine plural raptoras)

  1. kidnapper; abductor

Further reading