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velociraptor

ve loc i rap tor |vəˈläsəˌraptər vəˌˈlɑːsɪræptər | noun a small dromaeosaurid dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period. [Genus Velociraptor, family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin velox, veloc- swift + raptor .

 

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velociraptor

velociraptor |vɪˌlɒsɪˈraptə | noun a small dromaeosaurid dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period. Genus Velociraptor, family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin velox, veloc- swift + raptor .