velociraptor
English
noun
Definitions
- A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya)
Etymology
Affix from Latin vēlōx (fast, swift, quick, speedy) + Latin raptor (thief).
Origin
Latin
raptor
Gloss
thief
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- raptor English
- raptor Latin
- velocitas Latin
- velociter Latin
- vēlōx Latin
- autovelox Italian
- vélocipède French
- 福井 Japanese
- Changyuraptor Chinese
- Linheraptor Chinese
- Luanchuanraptor Chinese
- Говь, ᠭᠣᠪᠢ Mongolian