THEROPODA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Theropoda mean? 

• THEROPODA (noun)
  The noun THEROPODA has 1 sense:

1. carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous

  Familiarity information: THEROPODA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THEROPODA (noun)

Meaning:

Carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

suborder Theropoda; Theropoda

Hypernyms ("Theropoda" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Theropoda"):

Ornithomimida; suborder Ornithomimida (lightly built medium-size theropods)

family Megalosauridae; Megalosauridae (megalosaurs)

genus Eoraptor; genus Herrerasaurus (primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic)

genus Compsognathus (a reptile genus of Theropoda)

Carnosaura; suborder Carnosaura (largest carnivorous land animals ever known)

suborder Ceratosaura (primitive saurischian dinosaurs)

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)

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))