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noun
Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: theropod dinosaur, bird-footed dinosaur
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saurischian, saurischian dinosaur
Narrower terms: ceratosaur, ceratosaurus, carnosaur, tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, allosaur, allosaurus, compsognathus, herrerasaur, herrerasaurus, eoraptor, megalosaur, megalosaurus, ornithomimid, maniraptor
History
Etymology tree English thero- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English theropod From thero- + -pod.
Across languages
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