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Definition of Raptor
1. Noun. Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals.
Exact synonyms: Bird Of Prey, Raptorial Bird
Generic synonyms: Bird
Specialized synonyms: Accipitriformes, Order Accipitriformes, Hawk, Bird Of Jove, Eagle, Vulture, Sagittarius Serpentarius, Secretary Bird, Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Derivative terms: Raptorial, Raptorial
Generic synonyms: Bird
Specialized synonyms: Accipitriformes, Order Accipitriformes, Hawk, Bird Of Jove, Eagle, Vulture, Sagittarius Serpentarius, Secretary Bird, Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Derivative terms: Raptorial, Raptorial
Definition of Raptor
1. n. A ravisher; a plunderer.
Definition of Raptor
1. Noun. A bird of prey. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) One who ravishes or plunders. ¹
3. Noun. One of a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Raptor
1. a bird of prey [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raptor
Literary usage of Raptor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"Hamlett Christian and Margaret raptor : Marriage Lie. (London), i. 191. Since writing
the above I have come across the following strongly corroborative ..."
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