theropod

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theropod

/ˈθɪəɹəˌpɒd/ UK
/ˈθɪɹ.əˌpɑd/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈθɪɹ.əˌpɒd/ Canada
/ˈθɪəɹəˌpɔd/ Australia

noun theropods

Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. This [pneumaticity] makes identification of extinct theropods straightforward, even while still in the quarry (Figure 9.39). In modern birds—living theropods—we can observe the process of pneumatization during development.

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@misc{theropod_2026,
  title = {theropod},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/theropod},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}