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raptor

noun
/ˈɹæptə/UK/ˈɹæptɚ/US

Etymology

Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above.

  1. derived from raptor — “kidnapper, thief”
  2. inherited from raptour

Definitions

  1. A bird of prey.

  2. One who ravishes or plunders.

  3. One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the…

    One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.

The neighborhood

Derived

raptorish, raptorlike

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for raptor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA