raptor

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RAPTOR

Rap "tor, n. Etym: [L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See Rapid. ]

RAPTORES

Rap *to "res, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Raptor. ] (Zoöl.)

RAPTORIAL

RAPTORIAL Rap *to "ri *al, a. (Zoöl.)(a ) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds. (b ) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc. , of insects, birds, and other animals. (c ) Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust. (f ) of Aves.

RAPTORIOUS

Rap *to "ri *ous, a. Etym: [L. raptorius.] (Zoöl.)

raptor

rap tor |ˈraptər ˈræptər | ▶noun a bird of prey, e.g., an eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl. • informal a dromaeosaurid dinosaur, esp. velociraptor or utahraptor. [from velociraptor, a shortened form used originally by paleontologists, popularized by the film Jurassic Park (1993 ).] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘plunderer, ’ from rapt- ‘seized, ’ from the verb rapere.

raptorial

rap to ri al |rapˈtôrēəl ræpˈtɔriəl | ▶adjective chiefly Zoology (of a bird or other animal ) predatory. • (of a limb or other organ ) adapted for seizing prey. DERIVATIVES rap to ri al ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin raptor ‘plunderer ’ + -ial .

raptor

rap ¦tor |ˈraptə | ▶noun 1 a bird of prey, e.g. an eagle or hawk. 2 informal a dromaeosaurid dinosaur, especially a velociraptor or utahraptor. [from velociraptor, a shortened form used originally by palaeontologists, popularized by the film Jurassic Park (1993 ).] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘plunderer ’, from rapt- ‘seized ’, from the verb rapere.

raptorial

rap ¦tor |ial |rapˈtɔːrɪəl | ▶adjective chiefly Zoology (of a bird or other animal ) predatory. • (of a limb or other organ ) adapted for seizing prey. DERIVATIVES raptorially adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin raptor ‘plunderer ’ + -ial .

raptor, -ra

raptor, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que comete un rapto :la policía ha identificado a los presuntos raptores de las niñas .