bird-footed dinosaur — /berrd foot id/ theropod. * * * … Universalium
Dinosaur — For other uses, see Dinosaur (disambiguation). Dinosaurs Temporal range: Late Triassic–Late Cretaceous, 231.4–65.5 Ma … Wikipedia
saurischian dinosaur — noun herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile • Syn: ↑saurischian • Hypernyms: ↑dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑sauropod, ↑sauropod dinosaur, ↑theropod, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
theropod dinosaur — noun any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs • Syn: ↑theropod, ↑bird footed dinosaur • Hypernyms: ↑saurischian, ↑saurischian dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dinosaur — /duy neuh sawr /, n. 1. any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals. 2. something that is… … Universalium
saurischian — noun herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile • Syn: ↑saurischian dinosaur • Hypernyms: ↑dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑sauropod, ↑sauropod dinosaur, ↑theropod, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
theropod — /thear euh pod /, n. any member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs. Also called bird footed dinosaur. [ < NL Theropoda (1881) suborder name; see THERE, O ,… … Universalium
ceratosaur — noun primitive medium sized theropod; swift running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America • Syn: ↑ceratosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑theropod, ↑theropod… … Useful english dictionary
ornithomimid — noun lightly built medium sized dinosaur having extremely long limbs and necks with small heads and big brains and large eyes • Hypernyms: ↑theropod, ↑theropod dinosaur, ↑bird footed dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑struthiomimus, ↑deinocheirus • … Useful english dictionary
allosaur — noun late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus • Syn: ↑allosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑theropod, ↑theropod dinosaur, ↑bird footed dinosaur • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Allosaurus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
