therosaur

therosaur Palæont.

(ˈθɪərəsɔː(r))

[f. Gr. θηρο- thero- + σαῦρος lizard.]

One of the Therosauria, an extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the mammalian form and bird-like feet. Hence theroˈsaurian a., of or pertaining to the Therosauria, or having their characters; n. a dinosaur of this order.