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dromæosaur

dromæosaur is the rare spelling of dromaeosaur.

Meaning of dromaeosaur

Noun

dromaeosaur (plural dromaeosaurs)

  1. Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
    • In communities with megatheropods, Ms. Schroeder and colleagues found what they call a “carnivore gap”: a large swath of medium-size niches that were empty. For instance, the Hell Creek Formation, a well-studied fossil area that stretches from modern day Utah to Alberta, was once home to 630-pound...2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    dromaeosaurid

Forms of dromæosaur

pluraldromæosaurs

Questions about dromæosaur

What is dromæosaur the rare spelling of?
Dromæosaur is the rare spelling of dromaeosaur.

Words near dromæosaur in the dictionary

  1. dromotropy
  2. dromus
  3. dromyosuppressin
  4. dromæognathism
  5. dromæognathous
  6. dromæosaur
  7. dromæosaurid
  8. dromæosaurids
  9. dromæosaurs
  10. Dron
  11. Drona

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