raptor

raptor
noun
  1. a bird of prey, e.g. an eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl
    猛禽,肉食鸟
    ■(informal)a dromaeosaurid dinosaur, especially velociraptor or utahraptor. velociraptor,
    (非正式)恐龙(尤指迅猛龙或犹他猛龙)
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin, literally plunderer', from rapt- 'seized', from the verb rapere
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