n.
Pronunciation: ' rap-t ə r, - ˌ to ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Raptores, former order name, from Latin, plural of raptor plunderer, from rapere
Date: 1873
1 : BIRD OF PREY
2 [New Latin -raptor (as in velociraptor )] : a usually small-to-medium-sized predatory dinosaur (as a velociraptor or deinonychus)