raptor

[ rap-ter, -tawr ]

/ ˈræp tər, -tɔr /

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noun

a raptorial bird.

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Origin of raptor

1600–10; < Latin raptor one who seizes by force, robber, equivalent to rap(ere) (see rape¹) + -tor -tor

Words nearby raptor

rapporteur, rapprochement, rappé pie, rapscallion, rapt, raptor, raptorial, rapture, rapture of the deep, raptured, rapturous

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The Raptor carries six AMRAAMs and two shorter range AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles inside its weapons bays.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets|Dave Majumdar|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That means it could take several missile shots to kill an enemy fighter, even for an advanced stealth aircraft like the Raptor.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets|Dave Majumdar|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Fish and Wildlife officer told him that it was illegal to possess a protected species or a raptor.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was charged with two counts of possessing a raptor and two counts of possessing a protected species.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In fact, some future Raptor upgrades could include primes other than Lockheed leading the effort.
America’s Advanced Stealth Jet Flies on 1990s Tech|Dave Majumdar|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The braincase of the skull is crushed in three places as though by a raptor's beak.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
The shell is polished and exceedingly fragile, a rare thing in the eggs of a raptor.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2)|P. L. Sclater
The wigeon realises his advantage and sticks to the shallow—the raptor ever trying to force him to the deep.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for raptor

raptor

/ (ˈræptə) /

noun

another name for bird of prey

informal a carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period

Word Origin for raptor

C17: from Latin: plunderer, from rapere to take by force

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Scientific definitions for raptor

raptor

[ răp′tər ]

A bird of prey, such as a hawk, eagle, or owl.

Any of various mostly small, slender, carnivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period. Raptors had hind legs that were adapted for leaping and large, curved claws used for grasping and tearing at prey. Raptors were probably related to birds, and some even had feathers.

raptor

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