raptor
rap·tor
noun \ˈrap-tər, -ˌtȯr\Definition of RAPTOR
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[New Latin -raptor (as in velociraptor)] : a usually small-to-medium-sized predatory dinosaur (as a velociraptor or deinonychus)
See Origin of RAPTOR
New Latin Raptores, former order name, from Latin, plural of raptor plunderer, from rapere
First Known Use: 1873
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