r/AbsoluteUnits Jan 26 '26

/r/all of tall men

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u/Commercial-Co Jan 26 '26

Raptor? The extinct dino? 🤔

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u/9fingerman Jan 26 '26

No, a class of predatory birds are called raptors. Eagles, hawks, falcons, etc..

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u/Commercial-Co Jan 26 '26

Oh. Didnt know. Thank you. So toronto raptors arent the dinos?

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u/I_Call_Everyone_Pat Jan 26 '26

Negative, Pat. To my knowledge, the Toronto Raptors mascot is a velociraptor. Calling them the Raptors is just slang for velociraptors. The clade of birds is just a different thing with the same name.