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raptor.

abductor; kidnapper

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁapˈtoʁ/Brazil[hapˈtoh]Brazil/ʁa.piˈtoʁ/Brazil[ha.piˈtoh]Brazil

  1. abductor; kidnapper

    literary · masculine

  2. bird of prey

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin raptorlbor. Portuguese raptor Learned borrowing from Latin raptor.

adj/ʁapˈtoʁ/Brazil[hapˈtoh]Brazil/ʁa.piˈtoʁ/Brazil[ha.piˈtoh]Brazil

  1. abductive

    literary

  2. of birds of prey

    literary · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin raptorlbor. Portuguese raptor Learned borrowing from Latin raptor.

noun/ʁapˈtoʁ/Brazil[hapˈtoh]Brazil/ʁa.piˈtoʁ/Brazil[ha.piˈtoh]Brazil

  1. raptor

    informal · literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Latin vēlōx Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin raptor taxonomic name Velociraptorlbor. English velociraptorclip. English raptorbor. Portuguese raptor Borrowed from English raptor.

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