"raptor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæptɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-raptor.wav Forms: raptors [plural], raptour [alternative]
Rhymes: -æptə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|raptour}} Middle English raptour, {{der|en|la|raptor|t=kidnapper, thief}} Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} raptor (plural raptors)
  1. A bird of prey.
    Sense id: en-raptor-en-noun-b3XH8nw0 Categories (other): Birds of prey Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 64 14 22
  2. (obsolete) One who ravishes or plunders. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-raptor-en-noun-xLZyVyco Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: oviraptor, raptorial
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæptɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-raptor.wav Forms: raptors [plural]
Rhymes: -æptə(ɹ) Etymology: Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|velociraptor|nocap=1}} clipping of velociraptor Head templates: {{en-noun}} raptor (plural raptors)
  1. (informal, paleontology) One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. Tags: informal Hyponyms: utahraptor, velociraptor Derived forms: Utahraptor, utahraptor Related terms: Velociraptor, velociraptor Translations (dromaeosaur): dromeozaur [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-raptor-en-noun-56PPZfaW Categories (other): Paleontology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 35 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 32 51 Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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