megatheropod
English
Etymology
From mega- + theropod.
Noun
megatheropod (plural megatheropods)
- (zoology) Any theropod dinosaur that exceeds 4000 kilograms in weight, and 10 meters in length.
- 2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times:
- Juvenile T. rexes were light and agile before they leveled up into the adults we’re more familiar with. […] Other megatheropods, including abelisaurs and tarbosaurs, also grew from turkey-like hatchlings to bus-sized behemoths over the course of their lives.
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