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raptor

/ˈræptə(r)/noun

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] technical

    a bird that kills other animals for food, such as an eagle, a hawk or an owl

    शिकारी पक्षी

    • Eagles, falcons and owls are all raptors.
    • The sanctuary protects several rare raptors.

    Synonyms bird of prey

  2. 2

    [C] informal

    a type of dinosaur that moved on two legs and killed other animals for food

    (एक प्रकार का) शिकारी डायनासोर

    • The film showed a pack of raptors hunting.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

bird of prey

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A bird that hunts and kills other animals for food is a raptor, or a bird of prey.

दूसरे जानवरों का शिकार करके खाने वाला पक्षी raptor या bird of prey कहलाता है।