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Theropoda的意思

Theropoda

基本解释

兽脚亚目

英文词源

Theropoda (n.)
order of dinosaurs, Modern Latin, from Greek elements ther- "beast" + podos genitive of pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). So called because the structure of the feet resembled quadrupeds rather than birds. Related: Theropod.