velociraptor
A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped clawsA small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya).
» Tom saw the velociraptor.
Tom sah den Velociraptor. — maaster
Том видел велоцираптора. — marafon
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2 sensesA small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya).
велоцира́пторvelociráptor
Also Deinonychus.
- small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs
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Origin
From taxonomic name Velociraptor genus name, from vēlōx (“swift”) + raptor (“thief”).From taxonomic name Velociraptor genus name, from vēlōx (“swift”) + raptor (“thief”).
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plural: velociraptors| Singular | velociraptor |
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