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theropod

/ˈθɪɚ.əˌpɑd/

theropod noun: any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

Noun

theropod (plural theropods)

  1. Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
    • This [pneumaticity] makes identification of extinct theropods straightforward, even while still in the quarry (Figure 9.39). In modern birds—living theropods—we can observe the process of pneumatization during development.2020, Mary Higby Schweitzer, Elena Rita Schroeter, Charles Doug Czajka, Dinosaurs: How We Know What We Know, page 210

Forms of theropod

pluraltheropods

Origin of theropod

From thero- + -pod.

Words formed from theropod

Questions about theropod

What does theropod mean?
Theropod means any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
What part of speech is theropod?
Theropod is a noun.
How do you pronounce theropod?
Theropod is pronounced /ˈθɪɚ.əˌpɑd/ (US).
What is the plural of theropod?
The plural of theropod is theropods.

Words near theropod in the dictionary

  1. theront
  2. theronts
  3. therophyte
  4. therophytes
  5. therophytic
  6. theropod
  7. theropodan
  8. theropodans
  9. theropodous
  10. theropods
  11. Theroux

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