[ noun ] any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals <noun.animal>
Raptor \Rap"tor\ (r[a^]p"t[~e]r), n. [L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See {Rapid}.] A ravisher; a plunderer. [Obs.]
It started out as a backyard hobby, a gesture to right some of the wrongs committed by the biggest raptor of them all, man.
Mr. Ford, meanwhile, has designed a limited-edition, solid-gold chess set (the pieces are various raptor species) that goes for a cool $1 million-plus.