Troodontid
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any member of the 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.
"So far, Druckenmiller and his team have dug up species from seven different dino families: from big duck-billed dinos, ceretopsians, and tyrannosaurs to smaller thescelosaurs, leptoceratops, dromaeosaurs, and troodontids."
Example
More examples"So far, Druckenmiller and his team have dug up species from seven different dino families: from big duck-billed dinos, ceretopsians, and tyrannosaurs to smaller thescelosaurs, leptoceratops, dromaeosaurs, and troodontids."
Etymology
From translingual Troodontidae, equivalent to translingual Troodon + -id.
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