raptor

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹæptə/    美 /ˈɹæptɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bird of prey.
  2. One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. informal
  3. One who ravishes or plunders. obsolete

词形变化

raptors plural raptour alternative,obsolete,rare raptors plural

词汇关系

衍生词
raptorish raptorlike
相关词
oviraptor raptorial

词源

词源 1
From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).
词源 2
Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above.
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