dinosauroid

Questions

What does dinosauroid mean?

A hypothetical descendant of troodontid dinosaurs with human-like intelligence and physiology.

Where does dinosauroid come from?

Blend of dinosaur + humanoid, coined by American-Canadian paleontologist Dale Russell in 1982.

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