VELOCIRAPTOR


Meaning of VELOCIRAPTOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ və-ˈlä-sə-ˌrap-tər ]

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

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