Velociraptor ya kasance matsakaici-sized dromaeosaurid, tare da manya ma'auni har zuwa 2.07 m (6.8 ft) tsawo, 0.5 m (1.6 ft) high a hip, da kuma yin la'akari har zuwa 15 kg (33 lb), ko da yake akwai wani mafi girma kimanta na 19.7 kg (43 lb). kwanyar, wanda ya girma har zuwa 25 cm (9.8 in) tsawo, ya musamman up-curved, concave a kan babba surface da kuma convex a kan ƙananan. da jaws aka lined da 26<unk>28 widely spaced hakora a kan kowane gefe, more karfi serrated a baya gefen fiye da gaban. Velociraptor, kamar sauran dromaeosaurids, yana da wani hudu karfi curved claw ('hannun') da uku karfi, wanda aka gina a cikin clawed hannayen riga da kuma sassauci ga mafi zamani tsuntsaye.
wanda zai iya girma zuwa fiye da 6.5 cm (2.6 in) tsawon kusa da gefen waje, ya fi yiwuwa wani mai farauta na'urar amfani da su tsage a ko riƙe struggling ganima