Main Entry: rap·tor

Pronunciation: \ˈrap-tər, -ˌtȯr\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Raptores, former order name, from Latin, plural of raptor plunderer, from rapere

Date: 1873

1 : bird of prey
2 [New Latin -raptor (as in velociraptor)] : a usually small-to-medium-sized predatory dinosaur (as a velociraptor or deinonychus)