"dromaeosaur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dromaeosaurs [plural], dromæosaur [alternative]
Etymology: Back-formation from Dromaeosauridae. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|Dromaeosauridae}} Back-formation from Dromaeosauridae Head templates: {{en-noun}} dromaeosaur (plural dromaeosaurs)
  1. Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae. Synonyms: dromaeosaurid Hypernyms: animal, chordate, sauropsid, dinosaur, saurischian, theropod, deinonychosaur Translations (dromaeosaur): dromeozaur [masculine] (Polish)

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