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velociraptor vs. raptor

noun

  1. a small carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Velociraptor , from the late Cretaceous period, capable of leaping, and growing to a length of about 6 feet (2 meters), having feathers, a flat snout, short forelimbs with large handlike talons, and a large sickle-shaped claw on each foot.

noun

  1. a raptorial bird.

  2. Informal.,  a velociraptor or other small dinosaur with similar characteristics.