Theropoda

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, beast, fantastic animal) + πούς (poús, foot/feet)

Pronunciation

  • English: (UK) IPA(key): /θɛɹəˈpəʊdə/, /θɛ- ~ θɪə-/
  • English: (US) IPA(key): /θɛɹəˈpoʊdə/, /θɛ- ~ θɪə-/, /-oʊdə ~ -ɑdə/

Proper noun

Theropoda

  1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Saurischia – a group of bipedal dinosaurs, theropods, ancestral to birds.

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Descendants

  • English: theropod
  • Greek: θηριόποδα (thiriópoda) (calque)

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