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