Associations to the word «Raptor»

Wiktionary

RAPTOR, noun. A bird of prey.
RAPTOR, noun. (obsolete) One who ravishes or plunders.
RAPTOR, noun. (informal) (paleontology) One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.

Dictionary definition

RAPTOR, noun. Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley