oviraptor en · NOUN
Etymology
From scientific Latin Oviraptor (genus name), from Latin ōvi- (“ovi-”) + raptor (because it is believed to have fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs).
Meanings
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Any of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period.
In all three fossil samples, the concentration of biliverdin is higher than that of protoporphyrin, suggesting that these oviraptor eggs originally were blue-green.
2017 October 11, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oviraptors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
is eggjagrípur (dinosaur) · ru овира́птор (dinosaur) · cmn 窃蛋龙 (dinosaur) · fi oviraptori (dinosaur) · cmn 竊蛋龍 /窃蛋龙 (dinosaur) · pt oviraptor (dinosaur) · tr oviraptor (dinosaur)