velociraptor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /vəˌlɒsɪˈɹæptɚ/
- /vəˈlɒsɪɹæptɚ/
Etymology
From taxonomic name Velociraptor genus name, from vēlōx (“swift”) + raptor (“thief”). The application to Deinonychus came about because Gregory S. Paul proposed that Velociraptor and Deinonychus were the same genus and this idea was taken up in the book leading to the Jurassic Park film series.
Meanings
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A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya).
Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 31:
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Also Deinonychus.
This is my favorite velociraptor, and that is saying a lot....That this species is sunk into Velociraptor is rather unfortunate, because the name Deinonychus Ostrom 1969a is a fine one.
1988, Gregory S. Paul, Predatory Dinosaurs of the World, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, pages 366–7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| velociraptors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (13)
fi velociraptor (dinosaur) · cmn 速龍 /速龙 (dinosaur) · es velocirráptor (dinosaur) · it velociraptor (dinosaur) · nl velociraptor (dinosaur) · ko 벨로키랍토르 (dinosaur) · is snareðla (dinosaur) · fr vélociraptor (dinosaur) · ja ヴェロキラプトル (dinosaur) · cmn 伶盜龍 /伶盗龙 (dinosaur) · ru велоцира́птор (dinosaur) · pl welociraptor (dinosaur) · pt velociraptor (dinosaur)