About The Word Theropoda
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Theropoda
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What's The Definition Of Theropoda?
[n] carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous
Synonyms | Synonyms for Theropoda: suborder Theropoda Related Terms | Find terms related to Theropoda: See Also | animal order | bird-footed dinosaur | Carnosaura | family Megalosauridae | genus Compsognathus | genus Eoraptor | genus Herrerasaurus | Maniraptora | Megalosauridae | Ornithomimida | Sauropodomorpha | suborder Carnosaura | suborder Ceratosaura | suborder Maniraptora | suborder Ornithomimida | suborder Sauropodomorpha | theropod | theropod dinosaur Theropoda In Webster's Dictionary \The*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a beast + ?, ?,
foot.] (Paleon.)
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.
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