Theropod Definition

thîrə-pŏd
theropods
noun
theropods
Any of a suborder (Theropoda) of flesh-eating saurischian dinosaurs that walked mainly on the hind legs.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • bird-footed dinosaur
  • theropod dinosaur

Other Word Forms of Theropod

Noun

Singular:
theropod
Plural:
theropods

Origin of Theropod

  • From New Latin Thēropoda suborder name Greek thēr wild beast ghwer- in Indo-European roots New Latin -poda -pod

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Theropod Sentence Examples

  • The Liaoning fauna has given us a unique glimpse into a world where a variety of feathery, theropod dinosaurs lived side by side.

  • These similarities lead many scientists to conclude that birds are living theropod dinosaurs.

  • In the deposits of a much more remote era than those already spoken of - the Jurassic - the bones of some enormous terrestrial lizards have been brought to light, belonging to Sauropodous Dinosaurs of the genera Bothriospondylus and Titanosaurus, and to a Theropod of the genus Megalosaurus.

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