Noun: theropod dinosaur
- Any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
"Tyrannosaurus rex was a fearsome theropod dinosaur";
- theropod, bird-footed dinosaur
Derived forms: theropod dinosaurs
Type of: saurischian, saurischian dinosaur
Part of: suborder Theropoda, Theropoda
Encyclopedia: Theropod dinosaur