RAPTOR


Meaning of RAPTOR in English

/ ˈræptə(r); NAmE / noun

( technical ) any bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food)

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin , literally plunderer , from rapt- seized, from the verb rapere .

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