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First Known Use: 1873
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same year: a bird (such as an eagle or hawk) that kills and eats other animals for food
: a small or medium-sized dinosaur that ate other animals
See words that rhyme with raptor Spanish Central: Translation of raptor
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