"oviraptor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oviraptors [plural]
Etymology: From scientific Latin Oviraptor (genus name), from Latin ōvi- (“ovi-”) + raptor (because it is believed to have fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs). Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Oviraptor|genus}} Oviraptor, {{uder|en|la|ōvi-||ovi-}} Latin ōvi- (“ovi-”), {{m|la|raptor}} raptor Head templates: {{en-noun}} oviraptor (plural oviraptors)
  1. Any of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period. Wikipedia link: oviraptor Categories (lifeform): Theropods Translations (dinosaur): 竊蛋龍 (Chinese), 窃蛋龙 (qièdànlóng) (Chinese), oviraptori (Finnish), oviraptor (Turkish)

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