noun
any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
• Syn: ↑theropod, ↑theropod dinosaur
• Hypernyms: ↑saurischian, ↑saurischian dinosaur
• Hyponyms:
↑ceratosaur, ↑ceratosaurus, ↑carnosaur, ↑tyrannosaur, ↑tyrannosaurus, ↑Tyrannosaurus rex, ↑allosaur, ↑allosaurus, ↑compsognathus, ↑herrerasaur, ↑herrerasaurus, ↑eoraptor, ↑megalosaur, ↑megalosaurus, ↑ornithomimid, ↑maniraptor
• Member Holonyms: ↑Theropoda, ↑suborder Theropoda
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/berrd"foot'id/
theropod.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.