FAMILY DROMAEOSAURIDAE
Dictionary entry overview: What does family Dromaeosauridae mean?
• FAMILY DROMAEOSAURIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY DROMAEOSAURIDAE has 1 sense:
1. swift-running bipedal dinosaurs
Familiarity information: FAMILY DROMAEOSAURIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FAMILY DROMAEOSAURIDAE (noun)
Meaning:
Swift-running bipedal dinosaurs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dromaeosauridae; family Dromaeosauridae
Hypernyms ("family Dromaeosauridae" is a kind of...):
reptile family (a family of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "family Dromaeosauridae"):
dromaeosaur (a kind of maniraptor)
genus Deinonychus; genus Utahraptor (advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur)
Holonyms ("family Dromaeosauridae" is a member of...):
Maniraptora; suborder Maniraptora (advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds)