raptor
Syllables: rap·tor/ˈɹæptə/US/ˈɹæptɚ/
raptor noun: a bird of prey.
Noun (1)
raptor (plural raptors)
- A bird of prey.
- One who ravishes or plunders.
Noun (2)
raptor (plural raptors)
- One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.
raptor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
raptor in Hindi
- रैप्टर, राप्टर
raptor in Tamil
- ராப்டர்
raptor in Marathi
- रॅप्टर, राप्टर
raptor in Urdu
- غارتگر, لوٹ مار کرنے والا
More languagesFewer languages
- raptor in Bengali
- র্যাপ্টর, র্যাপ্টার, র্যাপটর
- raptor in Telugu
- రాప్టర్, ర్యాప్టర్
- raptor in Malayalam
- റാപ്റ്റർ, റാപ്ടർ
- raptor in Kannada
- ರಾಪ್ಟರ್, ರ್ಯಾಪ್ಟರ್
- raptor in Punjabi
- ਉਕਾਬ ukāb
- raptor in Gujarati
- રાપ્ટર, રેપ્ટર
- raptor in Odia
- ରାପ୍ଟର, ର୍ଯ଼ାପ୍ଟର, ର୍ଯାପ୍ଟର
- raptor in Nepali
- र्याप्टर, राप्टर, रैप्टर
Examples of raptor in a sentence
- It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world.
- Owls are rockstars among raptors in the respect that they hunt amazingly well while also doing it under pitch-dark conditions and silently.
- This critical period involves manning down the raptor, slowly lowering the body weight, and controlled flight training.
Forms of raptor
| plural | raptors |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | rapter |
| alternative form (obsolete, rare) | raptour |
Origin of raptor
From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).
Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above.
Words formed from raptor
- Utahraptor
- raptorish
- raptorlike
Words that rhyme with raptor
Questions about raptor
- What does raptor mean?
- Raptor means a bird of prey.
- What is raptor in Hindi?
- Raptor in Hindi is रैप्टर, राप्टर. See Raptor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is raptor?
- Raptor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce raptor?
- Raptor is pronounced /ˈɹæptə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of raptor?
- The plural of raptor is raptors.
Words near raptor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: raptor (page history and authors); raptor (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raptor (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raptor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raptor (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); raptor (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raptor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raptor (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raptor (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਉਕਾਬ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); raptor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raptor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raptor (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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