Definition of dromaeosaurid in English:
dromaeosaurid
(also dromaeosaur)
noun ˌdrəʊmɪə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrɪdˌdrōmēəˈsôrid
A carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of a late Cretaceous family which included deinonychus and the velociraptors. They had a large slashing claw on each hind foot.
奔龙，驰龙
Family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda, order Saurischia
Example sentencesExamples
- Popular Science reviews the discovery of a well-preserved fossil of the ‘feathered’ dinosaur known as a dromaeosaur.
- This southern radiation parallels the spread of small theropods such as the dromaeosaurids, or ‘raptors,’ through the Northern Hemisphere during the same time period.
- We know that it is a dromaeosaur, a theropod and relative of Velociraptor.
- Yes, there was a group of animals called dromaeosaurs which included animals such as Velociraptor.
- There are also asymmetric flight feathers preserved on the wing and near the hind limbs of a dromaeosaurid.
Origin
1970s: from modern Latin Dromaeosauridae, based on Greek dromaios 'swift-running' + sauros 'lizard'.