[ 'drəʊmɪə(ʊ)sɔ: ]
■ noun a carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of a group including deinonychus and the velociraptors.
Derivatives
~id noun
Origin
1970s: from mod. L. Dromaeosauridae (name of a family), based on Gk dromaios 'swift-running' + sauros 'lizard'.