Raptor

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Raptor can refer to:

In science:

• Bird of prey, also known as a raptor, a type of bird often characterized by a hooked beak, sharp talons, and keen eyesight.
• An informal term to refer to certain dinosaurs, most notably the Dromaeosauridae, including the Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor and some other theropods such as the Oviraptor and the Gigantoraptor
• some primitive birds, such as the Shenzhouraptor

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, an United States Air Force stealth fighter airplane

In technology:

• Cagiva Raptor, a motorbike
• Raptor FEC Technology
• Roboraptor, a robotic dinosaur
• RAPTOR reconnaissance pod carried by RAF Tornados
• WD Raptor, a high-performance hard disk drive from Western Digital
• Raptor, an ATV 4-wheel motorcycle produced by Yamaha
• Raptor, an R/C Helicopter manufactured by Thunder Tiger
• Raptor, the name of early versions of the Gecko Layout Engine
• Raptor, an RDF parser and serializer from the Redland RDF Application Framework

In sports and entertainment:

• Toronto Raptors, a Canadian NBA basketball team
• Ogden Raptors, an American professional baseball team playing in the Pioneer League
• 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

In fiction:

• Raptor heavy fighter, a starfighter in the Wing Commander universe
• Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a computer game
• Raptor, a fictional character from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
• Raptor (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero from the MC2 universe
• Raptor (Marvel Comics)
• Raptor (Battlestar Galactica), a military spacecraft in the Battlestar Galactica universe
• 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
• Lord Raptor, a character from the Darkstalkers series of fighting games
• 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

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