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Definition of Theropod
1. Noun. Any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs.
Generic synonyms: Saurischian, Saurischian Dinosaur
Group relationships: Suborder Theropoda, Theropoda
Specialized synonyms: Ceratosaur, Ceratosaurus, Carnosaur, Tyrannosaur, Tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Allosaur, Allosaurus, Compsognathus, Herrerasaur, Herrerasaurus, Eoraptor, Megalosaur, Megalosaurus, Ornithomimid, Maniraptor
Definition of Theropod
1. Noun. Any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder ''Theropoda'', from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Theropod
1. a carnivorous dinosaur [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theropod
Literary usage of Theropod
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Another, relatively short-lived, race were the amphibious dinosaurs or Sauropoda,
apparently derived from the theropod group, but departing widely in ..."
2. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1917)
"... also possess adaptations for walking on land, in some forms at least.
The crocodiles were amphibious and probably the turtles as well. The theropod and ..."
3. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1918)
"The dinosaurs, which were the lords of the earth in late Mesozoic times, continue
to supply material for notable memoirs. A theropod Dinosaur named ..."
4. A Text-book of Geology: For Use in Universities, Colleges, Schools of by Louis Valentine Pirsson, Charles Schuchert (1915)
"All of the kinds of dinosaurs mentioned were plant-feeders, and as is the law in
nature, they had their carnivorous enemies, the large theropod dinosaurs. ..."
5. A Text-book of Geology for Use in Universities: Colleges, Schools of Science by Louis Valentine Pirsson, Charles Schuchert (1920)
"All of the kinds of dinosaurs mentioned were plant-feeders, and as is the law in
nature, they had their carnivorous enemies, the large theropod dinosaurs. ..."
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