dromaeosaurid
/ˌdrəʊmɪəʊˈsɔːrɪd/(亦作dromaeosaur /ˈdrəʊmɪəʊsɔː/)
noun
1- 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。
1.1
- Family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda, order Saurischia.奔龙科, 兽脚亚目, 蜥臀目。
词源
1970s: from modern Latin Dromaeosauridae, based on Greek dromaios 'swift-running' + sauros 'lizard'.