Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae(noun)
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Use "dromaeosaur" in a sentence
"It's produced a new species of iguanodont adult and juvenile, a new Fruitachampsa-looking terrestrial crocodile, the skull of a fairly large, new mammal, the tail of a small dromaeosaur, and a partial Gastonia on a lower bed."
"Other neat recent discoveries – from the Cretaceous – include the new Mongolian dromaeosaur Tsaagan mangas and the (allegedly) flightless enantiornithean Elsornis keni."
"The dromaeosaur reminds me of a ground hornbill for some reason."