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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

the•ro•pod n.

Paleontologyany member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs. Also called bird-footed dinosaur.

Neo-Latin Theropoda (1881) suborder name; see -there, -o-, -poda

'theropod' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bird-footed dinosaur - ceratosaur

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