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Raptor

//ˈɹæptɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bird of prey.
  2. 2
    One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. informal
  3. 3
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals wordnet
  4. 4
    One who ravishes or plunders. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).

Etymology 2

Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above.

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