Theropoda

Translingual

Etymology

    From Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, beast, fantastic animal) +‎ -poda. Coined by American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1881.

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

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