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theropod
[ theer-uh-pod ]
noun
- any member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs.
theropod
/ ˈθɪərəpɒd; θɪˈrɒpədən /
noun
- 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
theropod
/ thîr′ə-pŏd′ /
- 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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Derived Forms
- theropodan, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of theropod1
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Example Sentences
It belonged to a distantly related group of less-well-known predatory theropods.
“Everyone has been in agreement that Spinosaurus was more aquatic than other big theropods” like Tyrannosaurus rex, Holtz says.
These theropods — or two-footed, meat-eating dinosaurs — had bladelike teeth.
Scansoriopterygids were a branch of theropod dinosaurs, the same group that includes giants like Tyrannosaurus rex as well as the ancestors of birds.
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