oviraptor

oviraptor: \\¦ōvə¦raptər, -tȯ(ə)r\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from ov- + Latin raptor one that plunders, robs — more at raptor

1. capitalized : a genus (family Oviraptoridae) of bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous having a toothless muscular beaklike jaw, clawed fingers and toes, and crested skull that is known from fossils of the Gobi desert found in association with nesting sites originally thought to indicate a behavior of egg predation but now known to be indicative of brooding behavior

2. : a dinosaur of the genus Oviraptor

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oviraptor /ōˈvi-rapˈtər/ noun

A small two-footed dinosaur with short forelimbs, thought to have fed on eggs

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