Definition of velociraptor in English:
velociraptor
nounvɪˌlɒsɪˈraptəvəˈläsəˌraptər
A small dromaeosaurid dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period.
Genus Velociraptor, family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda
Example sentencesExamples
- Scientists still aren't clear, for example, whether the birds hunted in packs like velociraptors or individually like large predatory cats.
- In the Odeon cinema in Leicester square, children were enjoying a Jurassic park triple bill, willing the velociraptors to appear but terrified when they did.
- Most predatory dinosaurs such as tyrannosaurs and velociraptors have usually been depicted in museums, films and books as covered in a thick hide of dull brown or green skin.
- I've not seen such determined hunting in packs since the velociraptors in Jurassic Park.
- Some researchers have suggested that Archaeopteryx could in fact be the ancestor of a group of dinosaurs that includes velociraptors, made famous by Jurassic Park.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Latin velox, veloc- 'swift' + raptor.