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Definition of: theropod
(thir′ə·pod) noun
Any of a suborder (Theropoda) of saurischian dinosaurs of the Triassic and Cretaceous periods, including the true carnivorous types, as Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Theropoda. [<NL Theropoda <Gk. thēr, thēros a wild beast + pous, podos foot]
—the·rop·o·dan (thi·rop′ə·dən) adjective & noun
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