SINCE 1828
Theropoda
plural noun
The·rop·o·da
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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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