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Raptor



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1 Noun
2 Etymology
3 Translations

Noun

raptor

reptor (en) (noun)

  1. A bird of prey (e.g. eagle, falcon)
  2. A family of carnivorous dinosaurs, equipped with special ripping claws on the hind legs.

Etymology

Latin raptor, meaning thief. (2) became popular after the movie Jurassic Park used it as a short word for dinosaurs of the genus

Translations




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