In 1924, madaxweynaha matxafka Henry Fairfield Osborn magacaabay madaxa iyo calaacalaha (kaas oo uu u maleeyay in ay ka yimaadeen gacanta) sida nooca nooc ee uu genus cusub, Velociraptor. Magaca Tani waxa ay ka soo jeedaa erayada Laatiin velox ('xaaskiisa') iyo raptor ('boobka' ama 'boobka') oo loola jeedaa nooca xayawaanka ee habaarista iyo carnivorous. Noocyada cuntada loo yaqaan 'V. Osborn nooca mongoli' ayaa loo magacaabay waddanka uu ka soo jeedo. Horraantii sanadkaas, Osborn ayaa daabacay maqaal caan ah oo ku saabsan xayawaanka, oo lagu magacaabay "Oviraptorus dj".
Sanadkii 1924