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
late Middle English: from Latin, literally plunderer', from rapt- 'seized', from the verb rapere