Velociraptor

See also: velociraptor

Translingual

Etymology

Latin velox (“swift”) + raptor (“thief”)

Proper noun

†Velociraptor m

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaeosauridae – the velociraptor dinosaur.

Hypernyms

(genus): Dinosauria - superorder; Saurischia - order; Eusaurischia - taxon; Theropoda - suborder; Tetanurae - infraorder; Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Maniraptoriformes, Eumaniraptora, Deinonychosauria - taxa; Dromaeosauroidea - superfamily; Dromaeosauridae - family; Velociraptorinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Velociraptor mongoliensis

Further reading

Velociraptor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Velociraptor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Velociraptor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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