Dromaeosaur
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dromaeosaur is a noun meaning Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
Meaning
Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
Example Sentences
In communities with megatheropods, Ms. Schroeder and colleagues found what they call a “carnivore gap”: a large swath of medium-size niches that were empty. For instance, the Hell Creek Formation, a well-studied fossil area that stretches from modern day Utah to Alberta, was once home to 630-pound grown-up dromaeosaurs, 7-ton adult T. rexes — and no mature meat-eaters in between.
Word Forms
- dromaeosaurs
Synonyms for dromaeosaur
Depending on context, synonyms include dromaeosaurid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dromaeosaurid, dromaeosaurine, dromeosaur, dromeosaurid, dromornithid, dromaiid.
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