释义 |
utahraptor /ˈjuːtɔːˌraptə / /ˈjuːtəˌraptə/nounA large dromaeosaurid dinosaur, the remains of which were discovered in Utah in 1992. It was twice the size of deinonychus.- Genus Utahraptor, family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda.
The two utahraptors kill their victim efficiently, cleanly, with a flurry of slashes, hindclaws and foreclaws together....- It is thought that with the super-slashing claw on each hind foot, the Utahraptor could deliver a death sentence to a dinosaur with one kick.
- The Utahraptor stood nearly six feet tall and weighed more than 1500 pounds.
Origin Modern Latin, from Utah + raptor. |