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