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troodontid

troodontid noun: any member of the family †Troodontidae of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey.

Noun

troodontid (plural troodontids)

  1. Any member of the family †Troodontidae of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey.
    • So far, Druckenmiller and his team have dug up species from seven different dino families: from big duck-billed dinos, ceretopsians, and tyrannosaurs to smaller thescelosaurs, leptoceratops, dromaeosaurs, and troodontids.2021 September 21, Karen Hopkin, “Dinosaurs Lived—and Made Little Dinos—in the Arctic”, in Scientific American

Forms of troodontid

pluraltroodontids

Origin of troodontid

From translingual Troodontidae, equivalent to translingual Troodon + -id.

Questions about troodontid

What does troodontid mean?
Troodontid means any member of the family †Troodontidae of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey.
What part of speech is troodontid?
Troodontid is a noun.
What is the plural of troodontid?
The plural of troodontid is troodontids.

Words near troodontid in the dictionary

  1. tronk
  2. tronks
  3. Tronna
  4. trons
  5. troo
  6. troodontid
  7. troodontids
  8. troof
  9. troofs
  10. trooly
  11. troon

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