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megatheropod

megatheropod noun: any theropod dinosaur that exceeds 3000 kilograms in weight, and 9 meters in length.

Noun

megatheropod (plural megatheropods)

  1. Any theropod dinosaur that exceeds 3000 kilograms in weight, and 9 meters in length.
    • Juvenile T. rexes were light and agile before they leveled up into the adults we’re more familiar with. […] Other megatheropods, including abelisaurs and tarbosaurs, also grew from turkey-like hatchlings to bus-sized behemoths over the course of their lives.2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times

Forms of megatheropod

pluralmegatheropods

Origin of megatheropod

From mega- + theropod.

Questions about megatheropod

What does megatheropod mean?
Megatheropod means any theropod dinosaur that exceeds 3000 kilograms in weight, and 9 meters in length.
What part of speech is megatheropod?
Megatheropod is a noun.
What is the plural of megatheropod?
The plural of megatheropod is megatheropods.

Words near megatheropod in the dictionary

  1. megathermal
  2. megathermic
  3. megatherms
  4. megatheroid
  5. megatheroids
  6. megatheropod
  7. megatheropods
  8. megathread
  9. megathreads
  10. megathrombocyte
  11. megathrombocytes

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