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theropodous, a. Palæont.|θiːˈrɒpədəs|
[f. mod.L. Thēropoda (O. C. Marsh 1881, in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. CXXI. 423) neut. pl. (f. Gr. θηρο- thero- + πούς, ποδ- foot) + -ous.]
Of or belonging to the Theropoda, an order of carnivorous dinosaurs in Marsh's classification, having feet like those of mammals. So theropod |ˈθɪərəʊpɒd|, a. = theropodous; n. a dinosaur of this order.
1889Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. XLV. i. 44 Axis of a (? Theropodous) Dinosaur from the Wealden. 1891Cent. Dict., Theropod. 1901H. Gadow in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VIII. x. 425 The whole hind-limb of the Theropodous Compsognathus is far more ornithic than that of any three-toed Ornithopoda. 1933A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. ix. 181 The theropods (using this term in a broad sense) include all the characteristic terrestrial reptilian carnivores of the late Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. 1970Nature 11 Apr. 109/1 Theropod dinosaurs normally walked on three toes on each hind foot, leaving birdlike tracks. 1981Sci. Digest Aug. 36 (caption) The most complete theropod found in China, Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis (discovered 1977, described in 1978). |