theropod

theropod

美 ['θɪrəˌpɒd] 　英 ['θɪərəpɒd]

• n.【古生物】兽脚亚目 动物
• 网络兽脚类恐龙；兽脚亚目食肉恐龙；兽足龙类

词形变化

复数：theropods  

英汉解释

n.	1. 【古生物】兽脚亚目 (Theropoda) 动物

英英解释

n.	1. a carnivorous dinosaur with strong hind legs and short front limbs, e.g. a tyrannosaur or megalosaur.

例句

A member of the Dromaeosauridae of dinosaurs, it was a bird-like theropod dinosaur, which flourished during the Cretaceous Period.

它属于驰龙科一员，是一种类似鸟类的兽脚亚目食肉恐龙，在白垩纪繁盛一时。

But it is clearly a small, vicious theropod similar to the velociraptors that chased the kids around the kitchen in Jurassic Park.

但它显然是一只体型不大却性情凶猛的兽脚亚目食肉恐龙，有点像《侏罗纪公园》里在厨房追逐孩子们的那种迅猛龙。

In that sort of environment even a big theropod would constantly have been looking over its shoulder.

在那样一种环境下，即便是一头巨大的兽脚亚目食肉恐龙也会不时回头张望。

But many theropod dinosaurs have ambiguous features, such as peg-like teeth at the front of the mouth, or no teeth at all.

但是，许多食肉恐龙的特征并不是很明显，例如：要么在嘴的前部有“钉状牙齿”，要么就根本没有牙齿。

Paleontologists are now carefully studying the closest theropod relatives of birds for clues to how this transition occurred.

古生物学家正在对鸟类的兽脚亚目最近亲进行仔细研究，以寻找这种转化的线索。

Now we must acknowledge that birds are a group of the feathered theropod dinosaurs that evolved the capacity of powered flight.

而现在我们则必须承认，所谓的鸟类是指一群有羽毛、演化出飞翔能力的兽足类恐龙。

The type of dinosaur that was found is known as a theropod.

这是一种兽脚亚目肉食恐龙。

But that does not completely explain the absence of theropod tracks.

但这并不能完全解释兽脚亚目食肉恐龙的缺位。

Many 'theropod' dinosaurs, those with bird-like features which walked on two legs and often had feathers, preferred to eat leaves and grass.

许多食肉恐龙带有鸟类特征：可于陆地上行走，通常都长有羽毛，这类恐龙更喜食树叶和草。

The strongest support for this theory of theropod gigantism comes from what is known about the rise of T. rex, however.

然而，这个兽足类巨大化理论最有力的支持，却来自对霸王龙身世的了解。

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur genus -- a meat-eating theropod in Yunnan.

科学家发现了一种新的恐龙属，食肉兽脚类恐龙。

Instead of theropod footmarks, they found those of crocodilians.

他们发现的是鳄鱼的足迹，而不是兽脚类的。

Scientists said they worked out the diet of 90 theropod species and found that a surprisingly large proportion were plant eaters.

科学家称，他们研究了90份肉食性恐龙物种的食谱，并且得出了惊人的发现：这些恐龙大部分都是食草性的。

For example , the small theropod's upper leg, or femur or thigh bone, is particularly short in comparison to its lower leg and foot .

例如，小型食肉动物的大腿，或者大腿骨或者股骨，相比之下，它的小腿和脚特别的短！

The Discovery of Theropod Dinosaur Footprints from the Middle Jurassic Yima Formation of Yima County, Henan Province

河南省义马县中侏罗统义马组兽脚类恐龙足印化石的发现及其意义