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- Word comparison: velociraptor vs. raptor
velociraptor vs. raptor
noun
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
a raptorial bird.
Informal., a velociraptor or other small dinosaur with similar characteristics.