Etymology

theroid

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Today it means: Bestial, resembling an animal. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θήρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθήρ“beast, fantastic animal”
  2. English todaytheroid

From Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, fantastic animal”). Compare Theropoda.

Words from the same roots

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