noun
- a carnivorous dinosaur that walked on two legs and had sharp claws and teeth
Usage: paleontology
Examples
- Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest theropods that ever lived.
- The museum’s new exhibit features several theropod fossils from the Cretaceous period.
- Scientists discovered theropod footprints preserved in ancient mud.
- Velociraptors were small but deadly theropods with sickle-shaped claws.
- Most theropods were meat-eaters that hunted other dinosaurs.
- The theropod skeleton showed evidence of powerful leg muscles for running.