| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| raptor |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rap·tor |
| PRONUNCIATION: | r p t r |
| NOUN: | A bird of prey. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin, one who seizes, from rapere, to seize. See rapt.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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