raptor

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Raptor can refer to:

In science

• A bird of prey that uses its talons to catch and kill its prey
• Informal name for species in the velociraptor genus of dinosaurs, or members of the family Dromaeosauridae in general

In the South African military

• Denel Raptor, a series of South African Air Force precision guided glide weapons.

In the US military

• VMMT-204, the MV-22 Osprey training squadron of the United States Marine Corps known by the nickname "The Raptors"
• F-22 Raptor, a United States Air Force stealth fighter airplane

In technology

• WD Raptor, a high-performance hard disk drive from Western Digital
• RAPTOR (software) provides 3D protein structure prediction for drug discovery researchers
• Raptor, an RDF parser and serializer from the Redland RDF Application Framework
• Raptor FEC Technology
• Raptor, the name of early versions of the Gecko Layout Engine
• Raptor, a LOX/LH2 powered rocket upper stage being developed by SpaceX

In vehicles

• Cagiva Raptor, a motorbike
• Roboraptor, a robotic dinosaur
• RAPTOR reconnaissance pod carried by RAF Tornados
• Raptor 660, an ATV 4-wheel motorcycle produced by Yamaha
• Raptor, an R/C Helicopter manufactured by Thunder Tiger
• 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor, a special, high-powered pickup truck designed by Ford Motor Company's Special Vehicles Team to compete in the Baja 1000 off-road race
• Raptor Class, a design of car ferry used by Red Funnel to cross the Solent

In sports and entertainment

• Toronto Raptors, the only NBA basketball team in Canada. The name Raptors referring to Dromaeosauridae.
• Ogden Raptors, an American professional baseball team playing in the Pioneer League
• Randers Raptors, a Danish floorball team
• Raptor (roller coaster), a roller coaster at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio
• Raptor convention, a contract bridge convention
• Raptor, an electric guitar produced by Peavey Guitars
• Rutgers-Camden University Scarlet Raptors

In fiction

• Raptor (Battlestar Galactica), a military spacecraft in the Battlestar Galactica universe
• Raptor (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero from the MC2 universe
• Raptor, a 2001 made-for-television horror film
• Raptor (Marvel Comics), alter-ego of Gary Wilton Jr. and a Marvel Comics superhero
• Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a computer game
• Raptor heavy fighter, a starfighter in the Wing Commander universe
• Raptors, a chapter of the Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000 universe
• Lord Raptor, a character from the Darkstalkers series of fighting games

• Raptor, a fictional nickname for a dinosaur resembling a Velociraptor in the Jurassic Park book and film series, or, more generally, for a dromeosaurid (not used scientifically)
• Raptor, a fictional character from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
• Raptor, one of the Unreal Tournament 2004 Vehicles (and 2007) as well as a vehicle in Unreal II eXpanded MultiPlayer
• Raptor, a novel written by Gary Jennings
• Raptor, the most common type of enemy Orbital Frame in the Zone of the Enders video game series
• Raptor, a member of a group of genetically engineered commandos from Earth's future in the comic book story XTNCT
• Raptor, a Gria Job from Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

See also

• Raptus (the Latin word for "seizure"), and the many related concepts in crime, medicine, and religion
• Raptio, the abduction of women for marriage or sexual slavery

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