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单词 utahraptor
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Utahraptorn.

Brit. /ˈjuːtəˌraptə/, /ˈjuːtɔːˌraptə/, /ˈjuːtɑːˌraptə/, U.S. /ˈjudəˌræptər/, /ˈjutɔˌræptər/, /ˈjutɑˌræptər/
Forms: also with lower-case initial
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Utah , raptor n.
Etymology: < Utah, the name of the U.S. state where remains of the dinosaur were found (see Utahan n.) + raptor n., after Velociraptor n.
Palaeontology.
A large dromaeosaurid dinosaur of a kind known from Lower Cretaceous deposits in Utah; (also, in form Utahraptor) the genus to which this dinosaur is assigned. Valid publication of the genus name: J. I Kirkland et al. in Hunteria (1993) 18 June 5.
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1992 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 14 July a3/1 Researchers in eastern Utah have discovered the remains of a velociraptor... The ‘Utahraptor’ is twice as large as earlier-known raptors, which were slightly larger than man.
1995 M. A. Newell Discovering Dinosaurs 132 In North America the remains of dromaeosaurs are extremely rare. To date only four kinds have been described: Sauronitholestes and Dromaeosaurus from Alberta, Deinonychus from Montana, and Utahraptor from Utah.
1999 Australian (Nexis) 16 Nov. c1 The large carnivores like allosaurus and utahraptor.
2004 Connecticut Post (Nexis) 27 May Paleontologists consider Utahraptors to be among the most intelligent of dinosaurs and believe they may have hunted in packs to capture enormous prey.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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