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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

수각류

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sugak-ryu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Theropod/ˈθɪərəˌpɒd/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"티라노사우루스는 대표적인 육식성 수각류 공룡입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A carnivorous dinosaur of a suborder characterized by bipedal stance, hollow bones, and typically three-toed limbs.

    "Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the largest and most famous theropods to ever walk the earth."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or belonging to the suborder of dinosaurs that includes bipedal carnivores and modern birds.

    "Scientists continue to study theropod evolution to better understand the direct lineage connecting dinosaurs to modern birds."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin theropodum, coined in 1881 by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh. It combines the Ancient Greek roots thēr (meaning "beast") and pous (meaning "foot"), referencing the characteristic beast-like or carnivorous feet of these dinosaurs.

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