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Definition of Theropoda
1. Noun. Carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous.
Exact synonyms: Suborder Theropoda
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Sauropodomorpha, Suborder Sauropodomorpha
Member holonyms: Bird-footed Dinosaur, Theropod, Theropod Dinosaur, Suborder Ceratosaura, Carnosaura, Suborder Carnosaura, Genus Compsognathus, Genus Herrerasaurus, Genus Eoraptor, Family Megalosauridae, Megalosauridae, Ornithomimida, Suborder Ornithomimida, Maniraptora, Suborder Maniraptora
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Sauropodomorpha, Suborder Sauropodomorpha
Member holonyms: Bird-footed Dinosaur, Theropod, Theropod Dinosaur, Suborder Ceratosaura, Carnosaura, Suborder Carnosaura, Genus Compsognathus, Genus Herrerasaurus, Genus Eoraptor, Family Megalosauridae, Megalosauridae, Ornithomimida, Suborder Ornithomimida, Maniraptora, Suborder Maniraptora
Definition of Theropoda
1. n. pl. An order of carnivorous dinosaurs in which the feet are less birdlike, and hence more like those of an ordinary quadruped, than in the Ornithopoda. It includes the rapacious genera Megalosaurus, Creosaurus, and their allies.
Medical Definition of Theropoda
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Theropoda
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