Definition of theropod dinosaur Theropod dinosaur
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| theropod dinosaur - any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs | ||
| theropod, bird-footed dinosaur | ||
| saurischian, saurischian dinosaur herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile | ||
| suborder theropoda, theropoda carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous | ||
| ceratosaur, ceratosaurus primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America | ||
| carnosaur large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having huge claws | ||
| tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America | ||
| allosaur, allosaurus late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus | ||
| compsognathus very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria | ||
| herrerasaur, herrerasaurus a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina | ||
| eoraptor a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor | ||
| megalosaur, megalosaurus gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe | ||
| ornithomimid lightly built medium-sized dinosaur having extremely long limbs and necks with small heads and big brains and large eyes | ||
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