"velociraptor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: velociraptors [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin Velociraptor genus name, from vēlōx (“swift”) + raptor (“thief”). The application to Deinonychus came about because Gregory S. Paul proposed that Velociraptor and Deinonychus were the same genus and this idea was taken up in the book leading to the Jurassic Park film series. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{taxfmt|Velociraptor|genus}} Velociraptor, {{af|la|vēlōx|raptor|gloss1=swift|gloss2=thief|nocat=1}} vēlōx (“swift”) + raptor (“thief”), {{taxfmt|Deinonychus|genus}} Deinonychus, {{taxfmt|Velociraptor|genus}} Velociraptor, {{taxfmt|Deinonychus|genus}} Deinonychus Head templates: {{en-noun}} velociraptor (plural velociraptors)
  1. A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya). Translations (dinosaur): 速龍 /速龙 (sùlóng) (Chinese Mandarin), velociraptor (Dutch), velociraptor (Finnish), vélociraptor [masculine] (French), snareðla [feminine] (Icelandic), velociraptor [masculine] (Italian), ヴェロキラプトル (verokiraputoru) (Japanese), 벨로키랍토르 (bellokiraptoreu) (Korean), welociraptor [masculine] (Polish), велоцира́птор (velociráptor) [masculine] (Russian), velocirráptor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-velociraptor-en-noun-C2iIgQGK Disambiguation of 'dinosaur': 97 3
  2. (film) Also Deinonychus. Categories (topical): Film Categories (lifeform): Theropods Synonyms: deinonychus
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