oviraptor

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noun

Any of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period.

OriginLatin ōvi- →
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Meanings

nounoviraptor (plural oviraptors)

plural oviraptors

  1. Any of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period.

    In all three fossil samples, the concentration of biliverdin is higher than that of protoporphyrin, suggesting that these oviraptor eggs originally were blue-green.

    2017 October 11, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian

Origin

  1. Latinōvi-“ovi-”
  2. Englishoviraptor

From scientific Latin Oviraptor (genus name), from Latin ōvi- (“ovi-”) + raptor (because it is believed to have fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs).

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Translations

Chinese 竊蛋龍 /窃蛋龙, 窃蛋龙
  • 竊蛋龍 /窃蛋龙 (qièdànlóng)dinosaur
  • 窃蛋龙 (qièdànlóng)dinosaur
Finnish oviraptori
  • oviraptoridinosaur
Icelandic eggjagrípur
  • eggjagrípurdinosaur
Portuguese oviraptor
  • oviraptordinosaur
Russian овира́птор
  • овира́птор (oviráptor)dinosaur
Turkish oviraptor
  • oviraptordinosaur
Cite this entry
APA

oviraptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviraptor

MLA

“oviraptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviraptor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oviraptor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviraptor.

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