Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megatheropod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: megath-ero-pod
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any theropod dinosaur that exceeds 3000 kilograms in weight, and 9 meters in length.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From mega- + theropod.

Inflected Forms

megatheropods (plural)

Questions

What does megatheropod mean?: Any theropod dinosaur that exceeds 3000 kilograms in weight, and 9 meters in length.
Where does megatheropod come from?: From mega- + theropod.

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