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 South African military:
- Raptor weapon, 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:
- 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 660, 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, the Canadian NBA basketball team
- 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
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
