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raptor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun raptor has 1 sense
- raptor(n = noun.animal) bird of prey, raptorial bird - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals; Array is a kind of bird
has particulars: accipitriformes, order accipitriformes, hawk, bird of jove, eagle, vulture, sagittarius serpentarius, secretary bird, bird of minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
Derived forms adjective raptorial2, adjective raptorial1
CIDE DICTIONARY
raptor, n. [L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See Rapid.].
A ravisher; a plunderer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
raptor, n. any bird of prey, e.g. an owl, falcon, etc.
Etymology
L, = ravisher, plunderer f. rapere rapt- seize
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