n.
Pronunciation: v ə - ' lä-s ə - ˌ rap-t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin veloc-, velox + raptor plunderer, predator ― more at RAPTOR
Date: 1990
: any of a genus ( Velociraptor ) of theropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous having a long head with a flat snout and a large sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each foot