Theropoda
plural noun
The·rop·o·da
\thiˈräpədə\
Definition of Theropoda
: a suborder of Saurischia that comprises carnivorous digitigrade dinosaurs having premaxillary teeth, small forelimbs, and simple slender pubic bones meeting in a symphysis and walking on their hind legs — see compsognathus megalosaurus
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Origin and Etymology of theropoda
New Latin, from ther- + -poda
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