velociraptor
noun
ve·loc·i·rap·tor
və-ˈlä-sə-ˌrap-tər 
: any of a genus (Velociraptor) of theropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous having a long head with a flat snout and a large sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each foot
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While the bulk of the family, including the tyrannosaurs and the velociraptors, broke out in feathers with their feet firmly planted, a small subset of the theropods developed feathers that took them to the skies some 230 million years ago.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The clip closes with the door pushing open, revealing that the velociraptor contained within actually survived.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
The Florida theme park resort's Islands of Adventure park announced Tuesday it's set to open the multi-launch roller coaster on June 10, allowing guests to climb aboard for a high-speed journey through velociraptor paddocks themed to the Jurassic World film series.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2021
In fact, what is portrayed as a velociraptor in the film, and in the original book by Michael Crichton, is not a velociraptor.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 June 2022
Partly because of iconic films like this, pack hunting among theropods (two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs, including velociraptor and many others) is well ingrained in the public imagination.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
The area where the Visitor Center currently stands once doubled as the velociraptor paddock, and the place where the raptors viciously attack their captors as they're being transferred in the opening scene.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
Enter Email Sign Up The show will also feature a familiar face: Blue, the velociraptor from the films who saves Owen Grady’s (played by Chris Pratt) life.
—Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023
Yes, the one with the talking velociraptor.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022
Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The clip closes with the door pushing open, revealing that the velociraptor contained within actually survived.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
The Florida theme park resort's Islands of Adventure park announced Tuesday it's set to open the multi-launch roller coaster on June 10, allowing guests to climb aboard for a high-speed journey through velociraptor paddocks themed to the Jurassic World film series.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2021
In fact, what is portrayed as a velociraptor in the film, and in the original book by Michael Crichton, is not a velociraptor.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 June 2022
Partly because of iconic films like this, pack hunting among theropods (two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs, including velociraptor and many others) is well ingrained in the public imagination.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
The area where the Visitor Center currently stands once doubled as the velociraptor paddock, and the place where the raptors viciously attack their captors as they're being transferred in the opening scene.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
Enter Email Sign Up The show will also feature a familiar face: Blue, the velociraptor from the films who saves Owen Grady’s (played by Chris Pratt) life.
—Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023
Yes, the one with the talking velociraptor.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022
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