Synonyms
1. theropod
noun. any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs.
Synonyms
- herrerasaur
- allosaurus
- maniraptor
- allosaur
- megalosaurus
- suborder Theropoda
- ceratosaur
- carnosaur
- tyrannosaur
- ceratosaurus
- ornithomimid
- saurischian
- megalosaur
- saurischian dinosaur
- theropod dinosaur
- compsognathus
- bird-footed dinosaur
- tyrannosaurus
- herrerasaurus
- Tyrannosaurus rex
- Theropoda
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Example sentences of the word theropod
1. Noun, singular or mass
Because birds descended from a group of theropod dinosaurs, they are in fact reptiles themselves.