Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

troodontid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: troodon-tid
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family †Troodontidae of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey.

Example Sentences

"So far, Druckenmiller and his team have dug up species from seven different dino families: from big duck-billed dinos, ceretopsians, and tyrannosaurs to smaller thescelosaurs, leptoceratops, dromaeosaurs, and troodontids."

Etymology

From translingual Troodontidae, equivalent to translingual Troodon + -id.

Word Breakdown

Root: Troodontidae

Inflected Forms

troodontids (plural)

Questions

What does troodontid mean?: Any member of the family †Troodontidae of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey.
Where does troodontid come from?: From translingual Troodontidae, equivalent to translingual Troodon + -id.

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