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theropod definition

the·ro·pod (t̸hir′ə päd′)

noun

any of a suborder (Theropoda) of flesh-eating saurischian dinosaurs that walked mainly on the hind legs

Etymology: < ModL Theropoda < Gr thēr, a wild beast (see fierce) + -poda

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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