velociraptor

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Noun — A small, fast-moving meat-eating dinosaur with sickle-shaped claws, known from fossils found in Mongolia and China dating to the late Cretaceous period, roughly 71-75 million years ago.

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Etymology

From New Latin Velociraptor, combining Latin vēlōx ("swift") and raptor ("thief, plunderer"). The film Jurassic Park popularised a larger, more human-sized depiction based on a related dinosaur, Deinonychus, after some paleontologists argued the two genera should be merged.

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Frequently asked questions

What does “velociraptor” mean?

The word “velociraptor” means a small, fast-moving meat-eating dinosaur with sickle-shaped claws, known from fossils found in Mongolia and China dating to the late Cretaceous period, roughly 71-75 million years ago. In plain terms, a small, quick, clawed dinosaur, made far more famous by movies than by its actual (much smaller) real-life size.

How do you pronounce “velociraptor”?

“Velociraptor” is pronounced vuh-lo-sih-RAPT (/vəˌlɒsɪˈɹæptɚ/ in IPA).

How do you use “velociraptor” in a sentence?

Here is “velociraptor” used in a sentence: “Fossil evidence suggests the velociraptor was covered in feathers.”

What part of speech is “velociraptor”?

“Velociraptor” is a noun.

Where does the word “velociraptor” come from?

The word “velociraptor” comes from New Latin.

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