raptor.
A bird of prey.
Meaning & usage
A bird of prey.
One who ravishes or plunders.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).
One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.
Where this word comes from
Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above.
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