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raptor en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹæptə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹæptɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

raptorish · raptorlike

Relateds

oviraptor · raptorial

raptor en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹæptə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹæptɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

utahraptor · Utahraptor

Hyponyms

velociraptor · utahraptor

Relateds

velociraptor · Velociraptor

Translations (1)

pl dromeozaur (dromaeosaur)

wikipedia: Michael Crichton