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词汇 velociraptor
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Definition of velociraptor in English:

velociraptor

nounvɪˌlɒsɪˈraptəvəˈläsəˌraptər
  • A small dromaeosaurid dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period.

    兽角龙

    Genus Velociraptor, family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Scientists still aren't clear, for example, whether the birds hunted in packs like velociraptors or individually like large predatory cats.
    • In the Odeon cinema in Leicester square, children were enjoying a Jurassic park triple bill, willing the velociraptors to appear but terrified when they did.
    • Most predatory dinosaurs such as tyrannosaurs and velociraptors have usually been depicted in museums, films and books as covered in a thick hide of dull brown or green skin.
    • I've not seen such determined hunting in packs since the velociraptors in Jurassic Park.
    • Some researchers have suggested that Archaeopteryx could in fact be the ancestor of a group of dinosaurs that includes velociraptors, made famous by Jurassic Park.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin velox, veloc- 'swift' + raptor.

Definition of velociraptor in US English:

velociraptor

nounvəˈläsəˌraptər
  • A small dromaeosaurid dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period.

    兽角龙

    Genus Velociraptor, family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the Odeon cinema in Leicester square, children were enjoying a Jurassic park triple bill, willing the velociraptors to appear but terrified when they did.
    • Scientists still aren't clear, for example, whether the birds hunted in packs like velociraptors or individually like large predatory cats.
    • Some researchers have suggested that Archaeopteryx could in fact be the ancestor of a group of dinosaurs that includes velociraptors, made famous by Jurassic Park.
    • I've not seen such determined hunting in packs since the velociraptors in Jurassic Park.
    • Most predatory dinosaurs such as tyrannosaurs and velociraptors have usually been depicted in museums, films and books as covered in a thick hide of dull brown or green skin.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin velox, veloc- ‘swift’ + raptor.

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