Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A bird of prey.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A ravisher; a plunderer.
- n. A genus of coleopterous insects.
Wiktionary
- n. A bird of prey.
- n. One of a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A ravisher; a plunderer.
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
Etymologies
- Latin, one who seizes, from rapere, to seize; see rapt.
Examples
“The word raptor comes from the Latin word 'rapere.”
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
“Derived from the Latin word "raptor," one who seizes by force, the order of Raptatores, or”
“But there is another possible for the increase in raptor populations.”
“The purpose of sleep remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in time many people heard the word raptor was when they were watching the movie "Jurassic Park," but raptors are very much alive in our world today.”
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“Visit Palm Desert's "The Living Desert" time many people heard the word raptor was when they were watching the movie "Jurassic Park," but raptors are very much alive in our world today.”
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“Iran regime 'weaker than people think': Netanyahu time many people heard the word raptor was when they were watching the movie "Jurassic Park," but raptors are very much alive in our world Getting away can be so close Waterton Canyon's trails are a paradise for bikers, hikers, trail runners and horseback riders.”
“The sea eagle - a fearsome hunter with an eight-foot wingspan - is to return to time many people heard the word raptor was when they were watching the movie "Jurassic Park," but raptors are very much alive in our world Some of Scotland's rarest birds are being displaced by wind turbine developments, a study has suggested.”
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“I found one out in the boonies a few years ago that was sick and took it into a woman known as the raptor lady.”
“Murphy said the allegations that he stole the raptor are a misunderstanding.”
“In the current criminal case, prosecutors allege that Murphy lied about where he found a rare raptor, which is estimated to be worth between $150,000 and $400,000.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘raptor’.
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apt, rapt, inapt, leapt, aptitude, chapter, capture, rapture, velociraptor, captivate, captious, caption and 77 more...
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I'm going to use this list in a password generator, inspi...miracle, hotdog, chair, horse, staple, battery, beer, cheese, fire, head, hand, foot and 15 more...
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animals (2 syllable)
A list of common animal names. Keep the list to 2 syllable words.No scientific names. No proper names like 'Fluffy' the elephant.Insects and other creatures (even ficticious like 'dragon') are we...
baboon, rabbit, raptor, dragon, camel, hornet, llama, cobra, cheetah, penguin, puppy, dolphin and 85 more...
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Rap-ture
rap, wrap, rapture, raptor, trap, grapple, krispy krap donuts, crappie, Irapuato, stenograph, graph paper, xerography and 11 more...
john “The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It is primarily an air superiority fighter, but has multiple capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles.�? More on Wikipedia. Dec 30, 2008
bilby Don't even know her. Aug 31, 2008
chained_bear Regarding dinosaurs, "'raptor' is an informal term that some people use to refer to the Dromaeosaurid dinosaurs, like Velociraptor, Utahraptor, Deinonychus, and others." (enchantedlearning.com) Aug 31, 2008