raptor

 
Pronunciation: /ˈraptə/

noun

  • 1a bird of prey, e.g. an eagle or hawk.
  • 2 informal a dromaeosaurid dinosaur, especially a velociraptor or utahraptor.
    [from velociraptor, a shortened form used originally by palaeontologists, popularized by the film Jurassic Park (1993)]

Origin:

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