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Noun: dromaeosaur
  1. Small to medium-sized carnivorous theropod dinosaur, characterized by a large curved claw on the second toe
    "Dromaeosaurs like Velociraptor and Deinonychus were closely related to birds"

Derived forms: dromaeosaurs

Type of: maniraptor

Part of: Dromaeosauridae, family Dromaeosauridae

Encyclopedia: Dromaeosaur