theropod dinosaur

1. 1.

   any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs

   Synonymstheropodbird-footed dinosaur

   Broadersaurischian

   Narrowerceratosaurcarnosaurtyrannosaurallosaurcompsognathusherrerasaureoraptormegalosaurornithomimidmaniraptor

   Part ofTheropoda

Questions about theropod dinosaur

What does theropod dinosaur mean?

theropod dinosaur means "any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs".

What is another word for theropod dinosaur?

Close synonyms include theropod, bird-footed dinosaur. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is theropod dinosaur a common word?

theropod dinosaur is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.