dromaeosaur

/droʊˈmiːəˌsɔr/
noun
  1. A type of small to medium-sized, fast-running, meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period, known for having a large claw on each foot.
    • Many scientists believe that dromaeosaurs were closely related to modern birds.
    • Fossils of a dromaeosaur were discovered in Mongolia last year.
    • The dromaeosaur was a swift predator that hunted in packs.
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