theropod

As nouns the difference between sauropod and theropod

is that sauropod is a member of the Sauropoda suborder of dinosaurs while theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

As nouns the difference between therapod and theropod

is that therapod is any of a group of bipedal saurischian dinosaurs of the suborder Theropodatheropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and theropod

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder theropoda , from the jurassic and cretaceous periods.

As nouns the difference between theropod and ornithomimosaur

is that theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder theropoda , from the jurassic and cretaceous periods while ornithomimosaur is any of several theropod dinosaurs, of the superfamily ornithomimosauria , that bore a superficial resemblance to modern ostriches.

As nouns the difference between theropod and tetanuran

is that theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods while tetanuran is any theropod dinosaur of the clade Tetanurae, all theropods that are more closely related to modern birds than to the genus genus: Ceratosaurus.

As an adjective tetanuran is

of or pertaining to the dinosaurs of the clade Tetanurae.

As nouns the difference between theropod and theropodan

is that theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder theropoda , from the jurassic and cretaceous periods while theropodan is theropod.

As nouns the difference between theropod and coelurosaur

is that theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder theropoda , from the jurassic and cretaceous periods while coelurosaur is any of several small theropod dinosaurs of the clade coelurosauria.

As nouns the difference between theropod and troodontid

is that theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder theropoda , from the jurassic and cretaceous periods while troodontid is any member of a family (troodontidae ) of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey.

Theropod is a hypernym of allosauroid.

As nouns the difference between theropod and allosauroid

is that theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder theropoda , from the jurassic and cretaceous periods while allosauroid is (paleontology) any member of a superfamily clade of dinosaurs including the sinoraptorids, carcharodontosaurids and allosaurids.

As nouns the difference between theropod and dromaeosaur

is that theropod is any large, bipedal dinosaur, of the suborder theropoda , from the jurassic and cretaceous periods while dromaeosaur is any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family dromaeosauridae.