theropod
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əˌpɒd noun
any member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs.
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| —n | |
| any bipedal carnivorous saurischian dinosaur of the suborder Theropoda, having strong hind legs and grasping hands. They lived in Triassic to Cretaceous times and included tyrannosaurs and megalosaurs | |
| [C19: from New Latin theropoda, from Greek thēr beast + pous foot] | |
| theropodan | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Science Dictionary
| theropod (thîr'ə-pŏd') Pronunciation Key
Any of various carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs of the group Theropoda. Theropods walked on two legs and had small forelimbs and a large skull with long jaws and sharp teeth. Most theropods were of small or medium size, but some grew very large, like Tyrannosaurus. Theropods lived throughout the Mesozoic Era. Compare sauropod. |
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Example sentences
See one of only two fossil tracks in the entire world made by a sitting theropod dinosaur.
Follow-up studies on large birds, kangaroos, or even theropod dinosaurs suggest themselves.
By now it should not surprise anyone that birds and theropod dinosaurs were closely related.
Paleontologists are now carefully studying the closest theropod relatives of birds for clues to how this transition occurred.
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