theropodousadj.

/θiːˈrɒpədəs/

Etymology: < modern Latin Thēropoda (O. C. Marsh 1881, in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. CXXI. 423), neuter plural ( < Greek θηρο- thero- comb. form + πούς, ποδ- foot) + -ous suffix.

Palaeontology.

Of or belonging to the Theropoda, an order of carnivorous dinosaurs in Marsh's classification, having feet like those of mammals.

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the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > relating to Saurischia > of or belonging to Theropoda

theropodous1889

theropod1891

1889 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 45 i. 44 Axis of a (? Theropodous) Dinosaur from the Wealden.

1901 H. 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.

Derivatives

theropod adj. and n.

/ˈθɪərəʊpɒd/ (a) adj. = main sense; (b) n. a dinosaur of this order.

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the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > order Saurischia > member of order Theropoda

Archaeopteryx1862

theropod1891

Ornithomimus1896

deinonychosaur1969

raptor1990

the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > relating to Saurischia > of or belonging to Theropoda

theropodous1889

theropod1891

1891 Cent. Dict. Theropod.

1933 A. 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.

1970 Nature 11 Apr. 109/1 Theropod dinosaurs normally walked on three toes on each hind foot, leaving birdlike tracks.

1981 Sci. Digest Aug. 36 (caption) The most complete theropod found in China, Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis (discovered 1977, described in 1978).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	theropodous
释义	theropodousadj. /θiːˈrɒpədəs/ Etymology: < modern Latin Thēropoda (O. C. Marsh 1881, in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. CXXI. 423), neuter plural ( < Greek θηρο- thero- comb. form + πούς, ποδ- foot) + -ous suffix. Palaeontology. Of or belonging to the Theropoda, an order of carnivorous dinosaurs in Marsh's classification, having feet like those of mammals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > relating to Saurischia > of or belonging to Theropoda theropodous1889 theropod1891 1889 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 45 i. 44 Axis of a (? Theropodous) Dinosaur from the Wealden. 1901 H. 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. Derivatives theropod adj. and n. /ˈθɪərəʊpɒd/ (a) adj. = main sense; (b) n. a dinosaur of this order. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > order Saurischia > member of order Theropoda Archaeopteryx1862 theropod1891 Ornithomimus1896 deinonychosaur1969 raptor1990 the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > relating to Saurischia > of or belonging to Theropoda theropodous1889 theropod1891 1891 Cent. Dict. Theropod. 1933 A. 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. 1970 Nature 11 Apr. 109/1 Theropod dinosaurs normally walked on three toes on each hind foot, leaving birdlike tracks. 1981 Sci. Digest Aug. 36 (caption) The most complete theropod found in China, Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis (discovered 1977, described in 1978). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1889
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