Definition of oviraptor in English:

oviraptor

nounˌəʊvɪˈraptəˌōviˈraptər

A bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, having a toothless jaw and long forelimbs with clawed fingers.
Genus Oviraptor, family Oviraptoridae, suborder Theropoda
Example sentencesExamples
- This is a fossil that consists of only the pelvic region of an oviraptor, which also happens to have a pair of large eggs nestled inside it.
- The find shows that a group of dinosaurs called oviraptors roamed much farther south than previously thought, they add.
- A shocking recent study found an oviraptor embryo inside one of those eggs, so actually the oviraptor was by its own nest!
- Some of the most well-preserved specimens of dinosaurs ever found are oviraptors.
- The Incisivosaurus specimen clears up where oviraptors fit into the dinosaur hierarchy, says Currie.

Origin

1920s: from ovi- (from Latin ovum 'egg') + raptor, the original supposition being that it fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs.

Definition of oviraptor in US English:

oviraptor

nounˌōviˈraptər

A bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, having a toothless jaw and long forelimbs with clawed fingers.
Genus Oviraptor, family Oviraptoridae, suborder Theropoda
Example sentencesExamples
- The find shows that a group of dinosaurs called oviraptors roamed much farther south than previously thought, they add.
- This is a fossil that consists of only the pelvic region of an oviraptor, which also happens to have a pair of large eggs nestled inside it.
- The Incisivosaurus specimen clears up where oviraptors fit into the dinosaur hierarchy, says Currie.
- Some of the most well-preserved specimens of dinosaurs ever found are oviraptors.
- A shocking recent study found an oviraptor embryo inside one of those eggs, so actually the oviraptor was by its own nest!

Origin

1920s: from ovi- (from Latin ovum ‘egg’) + raptor, the original supposition being that it fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs.

单词	oviraptor
释义	Definition of oviraptor in English: oviraptor nounˌəʊvɪˈraptəˌōviˈraptər A bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, having a toothless jaw and long forelimbs with clawed fingers. Genus Oviraptor, family Oviraptoridae, suborder Theropoda Example sentencesExamples This is a fossil that consists of only the pelvic region of an oviraptor, which also happens to have a pair of large eggs nestled inside it. The find shows that a group of dinosaurs called oviraptors roamed much farther south than previously thought, they add. A shocking recent study found an oviraptor embryo inside one of those eggs, so actually the oviraptor was by its own nest! Some of the most well-preserved specimens of dinosaurs ever found are oviraptors. The Incisivosaurus specimen clears up where oviraptors fit into the dinosaur hierarchy, says Currie. Origin 1920s: from ovi- (from Latin ovum 'egg') + raptor, the original supposition being that it fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs. Definition of oviraptor in US English: oviraptor nounˌōviˈraptər A bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, having a toothless jaw and long forelimbs with clawed fingers. Genus Oviraptor, family Oviraptoridae, suborder Theropoda Example sentencesExamples The find shows that a group of dinosaurs called oviraptors roamed much farther south than previously thought, they add. This is a fossil that consists of only the pelvic region of an oviraptor, which also happens to have a pair of large eggs nestled inside it. The Incisivosaurus specimen clears up where oviraptors fit into the dinosaur hierarchy, says Currie. Some of the most well-preserved specimens of dinosaurs ever found are oviraptors. A shocking recent study found an oviraptor embryo inside one of those eggs, so actually the oviraptor was by its own nest! Origin 1920s: from ovi- (from Latin ovum ‘egg’) + raptor, the original supposition being that it fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs.
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