theropod

 
Pronunciation: /ˈθɪərə(ʊ)pɒd/

noun

  • a carnivorous dinosaur of a group whose members were typically bipedal and ranged from small and delicately built to very large.
    • Suborder Theropoda, order Saurischia; includes the carnosaurs, ornithomimosaurs, coelurosaurs, and dromaeosaurids

Origin:

1930s: from Greek thēr 'beast' + pous, pod- 'foot'