theropod(名词):兽脚类(恐龙);指一大类通常以两足行走、多为肉食性的恐龙类群(如霸王龙等),现代鸟类也被认为源自兽脚类的一支。
/ˈθɛrəpɒd/
The T. rex was a famous theropod dinosaur.
霸王龙是一种著名的兽脚类恐龙。
Although many theropods were predators, scientists now think some species also had feathers and complex behaviors.
尽管许多兽脚类是捕食者,科学家如今认为某些物种也拥有羽毛并表现出复杂行为。
来自现代科学拉丁化构词,源于希腊语:thēr / thēros(“野兽”)+ pous / pod-(“脚”),字面意思是“兽之脚”,用于命名这一类恐龙的形态特征。