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Theropoda
plural noun
The·rop·o·da
thiˈräpədə
:a suborder of Saurischia that comprises carnivorous digitigrade dinosaurs having premaxillary teeth, small forelimbs, and simple slender pubic bones meeting in a symphysis and walking on their hind legs seecompsognathus ,megalosaurus
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Etymology
New Latin, fromther- + -poda
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“Theropoda.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Theropoda. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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