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# theropod

noun (a theropod, theropods); adjective (theropod)

«theropod» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A theropod is a member of a large group of dinosaurs that walked on two legs, mostly meat-eaters, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptor and Allosaurus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/#m1)
2. Birds are living theropods: scientists say birds evolved from small feathered theropod dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on dinosaurs and fossils, theropods had hollow bones, three main toes and sharp teeth or beaks; many had feathers. It is a key example of evolution: a robin is a living relative of T. rex. Phrases: «theropod dinosaurs», «a large theropod», «theropod footprints».

### Examples

- T. rex was a huge theropod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/#x1)
- Theropods walked on two legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/#x2)
- Many theropods had feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/#x3)
- Scientists say birds are living theropod dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/#x4)
- The fossil footprints had three toes, so they were made by a theropod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/#x5)
- Velociraptor was a theropod about the size of a turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Said «THEER-oh-pod». Means «beast foot» in Greek. Myth: Velociraptor was not as big as in films; it was small and feathered.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «theropod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/theropod/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«theropod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/theropod.html) on Mova free.