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THEROPODA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous
Synonyms:
suborder Theropoda; Theropoda
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Theropoda" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Theropoda"):
bird-footed dinosaur; theropod; theropod dinosaur (any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs)
suborder Ceratosaura (primitive saurischian dinosaurs)
Carnosaura; suborder Carnosaura (largest carnivorous land animals ever known)
genus Compsognathus (a reptile genus of Theropoda)
genus Herrerasaurus; genus Eoraptor (primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic)
family Megalosauridae; Megalosauridae (megalosaurs)
Ornithomimida; suborder Ornithomimida (lightly built medium-size theropods)
Maniraptora; suborder Maniraptora (advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds)
Holonyms ("Theropoda" is a member of...):
Sauropodomorpha; suborder Sauropodomorpha (gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs))
