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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the genus Velociraptor of the Cretaceous Period, having sickle-shaped talons and a long flat snout with sharp teeth.
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- noun an
agile dinosaur , of thegenus Velociraptor , havingsickle -shaped claws
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- noun small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs
Etymologies
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Until one day when a submarine landed on Kangaroo Island and velociraptor, which is a medium-sized, bipedal, meat-eating dinosaur, climbed out of the submarine.
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Until one day when a submarine landed on Kangaroo Island and velociraptor, which is a medium-sized, bipedal, meat-eating dinosaur, climbed out of the submarine.
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The velociraptor is a bipedal carnivore with a long, stiffened tail and can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout.
American Society For Velociraptor Attack Prevention The Nag 2007
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Pound for pound, a velociraptor was the most rapacious dinosaur that ever lived.
Jurassic Park Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1991
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"Small animals such as velociraptor that have generally been thought to be dinosaurs are more likely flightless birds," he said.
Analysis 2010
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Small animals such as velociraptor that have generally been thought to be dinosaurs are more likely flightless birds, he said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Small animals such as velociraptor that have generally been thought to be dinosaurs are more likely flightless birds, he said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"Small animals such as velociraptor that have generally been thought to be dinosaurs are more likely flightless birds," he said.
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Small animals such as velociraptor that have generally been thought to be dinosaurs are more likely flightless birds, he said.
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"Small animals such as velociraptor that have generally been thought to be dinosaurs are more likely flightless birds," he said.
lampbane commented on the word velociraptor
"I still size up buildings for their potential as shelter against velociraptor attacks."
November 17, 2007
palooka commented on the word velociraptor
Damn, I forgot about velociraptors. My attention has been focussed on the imminent invasion of California by killer bees. Whatever happened to killer bees anyway? You never hear about them anymore. Maybe the velociraptors got em.
Life is so hazardous these days.
November 17, 2007
sionnach commented on the word velociraptor
Whatever happened to killer bees anyway?
This is a question under active study by beepidemiologists worldwide. The prevailing theory is that they fell victim to colony collapse disorder
November 17, 2007
yarb commented on the word velociraptor
Velociraptors are smart. I can't see them falling victim to such a dumb disorder.
November 17, 2007
sionnach commented on the word velociraptor
Hmmm, yarb, a classic blame-the-victim response. I suspect we may all need to worry about ccd in the not-too-distant future; unless the cause is determined, and a remedy found, the negative ecological ramifications could be far-reaching.
November 17, 2007
palooka commented on the word velociraptor
The loss of honeybees sionnach would be devastating to our food supply as well as to the ecology. It would be a disaster of the first magnitude.
November 18, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word velociraptor
The loss of velociraptors, on the other hand... not so much.
August 31, 2008
mollusque commented on the word velociraptor
Life is so haphazardous these days.
August 31, 2008
bilby commented on the word velociraptor
*cancels his Death By Velociraptor Attack insurance*
September 1, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word velociraptor
You may not want to cancel that insurance just yet, bilby. Lampbane said (repeated) it once, but it bears repeating: "I still size up buildings for their potential as shelter..."
September 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word velociraptor
*twitches*
For those reluctant to come visit me, I can assure you the Territory Insurance Office does have a Crocodile Attack Insurance policy. It was about a dollar a day last time I looked.
September 1, 2008
happyian commented on the word velociraptor
"You are still alive when they began to eat you."
September 17, 2008