Raptor

Template:Sister project Raptor(s) or RAPTOR may refer to:

Animals

The word "raptor" refers to several groups of avian and non-avian dinosaurs which primarily capture and subdue/kill prey with their talons.

• Raptor (bird) or bird of prey, a bird that primarily hunts and feeds on vertebrates
• Raptor- or -raptor, a taxonomic affix used in to describe dromeosaurs or similar animals
• Dromaeosauridae, a family of dinosaurs including Velociraptor, Utahraptor, Microraptor
• Oviraptorosauria, a clade of dinosaurs including Oviraptor and Gigantoraptor
• Megaraptora, a clade of dinosaurs including Fukuiraptor

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

• Raptor (film), a 2001 film
• Raptor, a fictional spacecraft in Battlestar Galactica

Gaming

• Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a 1994 video game
• Raptor heavy fighter, a fictional craft in the Wing Commander game
• Lord Raptor, a Darkstalkers character

In print

• Raptor (novel), a 1993 novel by Gary Jennings
• Raptor (Gary Wilton, Jr.), a Marvel Comics character
• Raptor (Damon Ryder), a Marvel Comics character
• Raptor (Brenda Drago), a Marvel Comics character
• Raptor (DC Comics), various DC Comics characters

Roller coasters

• Raptor (Fantasilandia), a roller coaster in Santiago, Chile
• Raptor (Gardaland), a roller coaster in Lake Garda, Italy
• Raptor (Cedar Point), a roller coaster in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.

Other arts and entertainment

• Raptor (Thai duo), a music group
• Rex Raptor, a Yu-Gi-Oh! character

Computers and programming

• Raptor (programming language), a graphical authoring tool
• Raptor (robot), a South Korean bipedal robot
• RAPTOR (software), protein threading software
• Western Digital Raptor, hard disk drives
• Raptor code, error correction code
• Gecko (software) or Raptor
• Raptor RDF, from the Redland RDF Application Framework
• Raptor Computing Systems/Raptor Engineering, a company which sells computers with POWER9 processors

Military

• Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, a United States Air Force stealth fighter aircraft
• HSM-71 or the Raptors, a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron
• VMMT-204 or the Raptors, a U.S. Marine Corps Osprey training squadron
• Raptor-class patrol boat, a series of Russian high-speed coastal patrol boats
• RAPTOR (Reconnaissance Airborne Pod Tornado), a British Royal Air Force reconnaissance pod

Sporting teams

United States

• American Raptors, a rugby union team based in Glendale, Colorado
• Everett Raptors, an American indoor football team
• Iowa Raptors FC, an American soccer team
• Ogden Raptors, an American baseball team
• Ridgefield Raptors, an American baseball team
• Rockford Raptors, an American soccer team
• Rock River Raptors, an American indoor football team

Elsewhere

• Bangalore Raptors, an Indian tennis team
• Bengaluru Raptors, an Indian badminton team
• Dunkin' Raptors, a Thai basketball team
• Lancashire Raptors, a British ice hockey team
• Raptors de Naucalpan, a Mexican American football team
• Toronto Raptors, a Canadian basketball team in the NBA
  • Raptors 905, a Canadian basketball team in the G-League; minor league affiliate of the Toronto Raptors

Transportation

Air

• Aviate Raptor, a South African trike
• Independence Raptor, a German paraglider
• Raptor Aircraft Raptor, an American light aircraft kit

Land

• Ford Raptor, a line of pickup trucks
• Yamaha Raptor 660, an all-terrain vehicle
• Zagato Raptor, a concept car design
• Raptor, motorcycles by Cagiva

Sea

• Raptor, a car ferry class used by Red Funnel

Space

• SpaceX Raptor, a rocket engine

Other uses

• Raptor, a series of Peavey guitars
• Raptor, a downhill Birds of Prey ski course in Colorado, U.S.
• Raptor (G.I. Joe), an action figure
• Raptor convention, a convention in contract bridge
• Raptor Group, a private investing company founded by James Pallotta
• RPTOR, also known as raptor, a regulatory-associated protein
• Strike Force Raptor, a group within New South Wales Police Force targeting organised crime groups

See also

• Rapture (disambiguation)
• RPTOR, a human gene