DROMAEOSAURIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dromaeosauridae mean? 

• DROMAEOSAURIDAE (noun)
  The noun DROMAEOSAURIDAE has 1 sense:

1. swift-running bipedal dinosaurs

  Familiarity information: DROMAEOSAURIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROMAEOSAURIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swift-running bipedal dinosaurs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dromaeosauridae; family Dromaeosauridae

Hypernyms ("Dromaeosauridae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Dromaeosauridae"):

dromaeosaur (a kind of maniraptor)

genus Deinonychus; genus Utahraptor (advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur)

Holonyms ("Dromaeosauridae" is a member of...):

Maniraptora; suborder Maniraptora (advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds)