Raptoresn.

Brit.

/rapˈtɔːriːz/, U.S.

/ræpˈtɔriz/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Raptores.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Raptores, name for an order of birds comprising the birds of prey (see quot. 1825) < the plural of classical Latin raptor (see raptor n.), replacing earlier Raptatores ( J. K. W. Illiger Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium (1811) 194).

Ornithology.

Originally: (in form Raptores, with singular agreement) an order of birds comprising the birds of prey (now disused). Now: (with plural agreement, usually in form raptores) members of the former order Raptores; birds of prey, raptors.Not used in formal taxonomies since the mid 20th cent. The word now effectively functions as an alternative plural for raptor n. 3.

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Raptores1825

1825 N. A. Vigors in Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 405 (note) The term Raptatores of that naturalist [sc. Illiger] I have ventured to alter to that of Raptores, which appears to me more classical. The former I believe is not in use.

1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 157 Representatives of all the raptores, or birds of prey, vultures, falcons, and owls.

1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 765 Rapaces, Raptatores, Raptores, names proposed for the Order containing the Birds-of-Prey... No one of the three is used by the latest taxonomers of repute.

1904 Condor 6 167 Abnormal eggs are not so common even among the smaller birds as to be uninteresting, and among the Raptores they are rare.

1939 F. E. Clements & V. E. Shelford Bio-ecol. 134 The raptores take a prodigious toll of the smaller mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects, both in number and species.

1979 M. Shrubb Birds of Sussex (BNC) 108 All but seven of these birds were seen at or near Beachy Head, where watching for passage raptores has been carried out regularly since 1965.

1990 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 17 234/1 Species restricted to the gardens included..raptores typical of open country.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	raptores
释义	Raptoresn. Brit. /rapˈtɔːriːz/, U.S. /ræpˈtɔriz/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Raptores. Etymology: < scientific Latin Raptores, name for an order of birds comprising the birds of prey (see quot. 1825) < the plural of classical Latin raptor (see raptor n.), replacing earlier Raptatores ( J. K. W. Illiger Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium (1811) 194). Ornithology. Originally: (in form Raptores, with singular agreement) an order of birds comprising the birds of prey (now disused). Now: (with plural agreement, usually in form raptores) members of the former order Raptores; birds of prey, raptors.Not used in formal taxonomies since the mid 20th cent. The word now effectively functions as an alternative plural for raptor n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > bird of prey > [noun] > collective Raptores1825 1825 N. A. Vigors in Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 405 (note) The term Raptatores of that naturalist [sc. Illiger] I have ventured to alter to that of Raptores, which appears to me more classical. The former I believe is not in use. 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 157 Representatives of all the raptores, or birds of prey, vultures, falcons, and owls. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 765 Rapaces, Raptatores, Raptores, names proposed for the Order containing the Birds-of-Prey... No one of the three is used by the latest taxonomers of repute. 1904 Condor 6 167 Abnormal eggs are not so common even among the smaller birds as to be uninteresting, and among the Raptores they are rare. 1939 F. E. Clements & V. E. Shelford Bio-ecol. 134 The raptores take a prodigious toll of the smaller mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects, both in number and species. 1979 M. Shrubb Birds of Sussex (BNC) 108 All but seven of these birds were seen at or near Beachy Head, where watching for passage raptores has been carried out regularly since 1965. 1990 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 17 234/1 Species restricted to the gardens included..raptores typical of open country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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