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单词 dromaeosaurid
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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.

    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'.

 
 

Definition of dromaeosaurid in US English:

dromaeosaurid

(also dromaeosaur)
nounˌdrōmēəˈsôrid
  • 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.

    Family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda, order Saurischia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yes, there was a group of animals called dromaeosaurs which included animals such as Velociraptor.
    • 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.
    • Popular Science reviews the discovery of a well-preserved fossil of the ‘feathered’ dinosaur known as a dromaeosaur.
    • 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’.

 
 
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