VELOCIRAPTOR

velociraptor

(noun) small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

velociraptor (plural velociraptors)

A 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)

Source: Wiktionary



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