raptor
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæptɚ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -æptə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
From Latin raptor (“thief”).
Alternative forms
- raptour (obsolete, rare)
Noun
raptor (plural raptors)
- A bird of prey.
- (obsolete) One who ravishes or plunders.
Related terms
- oviraptor
- raptorial
Translations
bird of prey — see bird of prey
Etymology 2
Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology above.
Noun
raptor (plural raptors)
- (informal, paleontology) One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.
Hyponyms
- utahraptor
- velociraptor
Derived terms
- Utahraptor
- utahraptor
Related terms
- Velociraptor
- velociraptor
Further reading
- raptor at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Parrot, parrot
Latin
Etymology
From rapiō (“seize, grab, snatch”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈrap.tor/, [ˈräpt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈrap.tor/, [ˈräpt̪or]
Noun
raptor m (genitive raptōris); third declension
- A thief, robber, plunderer.
- An abductor, kidnapper.
- Synonym: rapīnātor
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | raptor | raptōrēs |
Genitive | raptōris | raptōrum |
Dative | raptōrī | raptōribus |
Accusative | raptōrem | raptōrēs |
Ablative | raptōre | raptōribus |
Vocative | raptor | raptōrēs |
Derived terms
- raptrīx
Related terms
Related terms
- rapācida
- rapācitās
- rapāx
- rapidē
- rapiditās
- rapidulus
- rapidus
- rapīna
- rapīnātiō
- rapīnātor
- rapiō
- raptim
- raptiō
- raptitō
- raptō
- raptum
- raptus
Descendants
- → Catalan: raptor
- → English: raptor
- → Portuguese: raptor
- → Spanish: raptor
References
- “raptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “raptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- raptor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin raptor.
Noun
raptor m (plural raptores, feminine raptora, feminine plural raptoras)
- abductor; kidnapper
- Synonym: sequestrador
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin raptor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rabˈtoɾ/ [raβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: rap‧tor
Noun
raptor m (plural raptores, feminine raptora, feminine plural raptoras)
- kidnapper; abductor
Further reading
- “raptor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014