velociraptor

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V5051600 (və-lŏs′ə-răp′tər)n. A small carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the genus Velociraptor of the Cretaceous Period, having sickle-shaped talons, a long flat snout with sharp teeth, and feathers on the forelimbs.

[New Latin Vēlōciraptor, genus name : Latin vēlōx, vē:lōc-, fast; see velocity + Latin raptor, one who seizes; see raptor.]

velociraptor

(vəˈlɒsɪræptə) na type of bipedal dinosaur resembling a smaller T. Rex

ve·loc·i·rap·tor

(və-lŏs′ə-răp′tər) A small, fast, meat-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period about 6 feet (2 meters) in length. It had long curved claws, walked on two legs that were adapted for leaping, and had a long stiff tail used as a counterweight. Velociraptors were a kind of raptor.

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velociraptor - small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaursmaniraptor - advanced carnivorous theropodgenus Velociraptor - advanced carnivorous theropod

Velociraptor

(vəlŏs`ĭrăp'tər) [Gr.,=swift robber], swift bipedal carnivorous dinosaurdinosaur
[Gr., = terrible lizard], extinct land reptile of the Mesozoic era. The dinosaurs, which were egg-laying animals, ranged in length from 2 1-2 ft (91 cm) to about 127 ft (39 m).
..... Click the link for more information. of the late Cretaceous period. It was relatively small, being approximately 6 ft (1.8 m) long. It was similar to Deinonychus in appearance and, like that dinosaur, had a lethal sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each three-toed foot, which was used for attacking prey. Fossil skeletons have been found in Mongolia. A find of particular interest, discovered in the Gobi desert in 1971, revealed a Velociraptor in the act of attacking another dinosaur, the herbivorous Protoceratops. Velociraptor belongs to the group of saurischian theropods [Gr., = beast feet] that includes Tyrannosaurus, Deinonychus, and living birds.

Velociraptor

[və′läs·ə‚rap·tər] (paleontology) A carnivorous theropod dinosaur, 7 feet (2 meters) long, with birdlike features from the Late Cretaceous that had strong grasping hands with claws, powerful hindlimbs, and jaws containing sharp teeth.

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noun small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops

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