Theropoda
plural noun
The·rop·o·da
thiˈräpədə
: 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
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from ther- + -poda