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theropod

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Main Entry:
the·ro·pod 
          Listen to the pronunciation of theropod
Pronunciation:
\ˈthir-ə-ˌpäd\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin Theropoda, from Greek thēr wild animal + pod-, pous foot — more at fierce, foot
Date:
circa 1891
: any of a suborder (Theropoda) of carnivorous bipedal saurischian dinosaurs (as a tyrannosaur or velociraptor) usually having small forelimbs


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