raptor
/ˈræptə(r)/noun
1- a bird of prey, e.g. an eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl猛禽, 肉食鸟。
1.1
- informal a dromaeosaurid dinosaur, especially velociraptor or utahraptor〈非正式〉恐龙（尤指迅猛龙或犹他猛龙）。
- ORIGIN: from VELOCIRAPTOR, a shortened form used originally by palaeontologists, popularized by the film Jurassic Park (1993).
词源
late Middle English: from Latin, literally 'plunderer', from rapt- 'seized', from the verb rapere.