How did the velociraptor get its name?

The scientific name for a velociraptor is velociraptor monogoliensis.

Velociraptor means Quick plunder

'Raptor' was referred to a Velociraptor. The scientific name for these raptors is Velociraptor mongolienensis

The name velociraptor means "swift thief" or "swift seizer"

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The answer is: Velociraptor

The medium-sized predatory dinosaur is a velociraptor. The term may be capitalized and/or italicized, Velociraptor, as it is also a genus name.

Henry Field Osborn, president of the American Museum of Natural History, named Velociraptor in 1924. The name means "swift robber," referring to the fact that Velociraptor was a predator and was adept at running.

That meaning describes the name Velociraptor.

Yes, velociraptor was a predator.

Yes velociraptor is intelligent

In 2008, a new species of Velociraptor was discovered in the Chinese region called Inner Mongolia. The new species is called Velociraptor osmolskae. The other species of Velociraptor is Velociraptor mongoliensis.

Yes, velociraptor was covered in feathers.

No, velociraptor lived in Asia.

The name velociraptor means "swift plunderer." The velociraptor was a carnivore, and fed on other dinosaurs. Velociraptor fossils have been discovered in Mongolia and China. Velociraptors hunted in packs. Velociraptors were about 6 feet long and 4 feet tall.

Velociraptor was a saurischian as were all theropods.

Velociraptor is an English word for a species of dinosaur.

Bahamut + Wolly Mammoth= Velociraptor

ヴェロキラプトル verokiraputoru is the transliteration of "velociraptor" in the Japanese katakana syllabary.

A velociraptor weighed up to 13kg.

Velociraptor belonged to the family Dromaeosauridae.

Velociraptor doesn't have any descendants. The closest living relatives of Velociraptors are birds. Both birds and Velociraptor evolved from a common ancestor. All birds are equally related to Velociraptor.

Well their were large oviraptors that might have fought velociraptor, but youd have to be larger than an oviraptor if you want to take a velociraptor down!

Velociraptor is a dinosaur that starts with the letter V.

"Raptor" is a slang term often applied to dinosaurs in the family dromaeosauridae. Velociraptor was one of a number of members of this family. It is belived that the word raptor even originates from the name velociraptor. The term raptor can also be used to describe a modern bird of prey.