Raptor
Origin 1
Alternative forms
- raptour obsolete, rare
From Latin raptor ("thief").
Full definition of raptor
Noun
raptor
(plural raptors)- A bird of prey.
- (obsolete) One who ravishes or plunders.
Origin 2
As used in the novel (and subsequent motion picture) Jurassic Park; shortened from velociraptor.
Noun
raptor
(plural raptors)- One of a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.