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raptor

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈræptər/ · UK /ˈræptə/

Forms: raptors

raptor means: A bird, such as an eagle or hawk, that hunts and eats other animals.

noun

HUNTING BIRDC1

A bird, such as an eagle or hawk, that hunts and eats other animals.

  • A raptor circled above the field.
  • Eagles are among the largest raptors here.
  • The centre cares for injured raptors before releasing them.

Similar words: bird of prey

Common phrases: a large raptor, raptor conservation, raptor species

CLAWED DINOSAURB2

A meat-eating dinosaur with a large curved claw on each back foot.

  • The film features a hungry raptor.
  • Some raptors had feathers.
  • Scientists found a raptor's curved claw among the fossils.

Similar words: dromaeosaur

Common phrases: a feathered raptor, raptor fossil, raptor claws

Questions about raptor

What does raptor mean?

A bird, such as an eagle or hawk, that hunts and eats other animals.

What is raptor in other languages?

Türkçe: yırtıcı kuş · Español: ave rapaz · Français: rapace · Deutsch: Greifvogel · Italiano: rapace · 日本語: 猛禽類

How do you pronounce raptor?

In American English /ˈræptər/; in British English /ˈræptə/.

How do you use raptor in a sentence?

A raptor circled above the field. Eagles are among the largest raptors here.

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