Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Troodontidae —troodontid dinosaurs.
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (sauros, "lizard") + ὄρνιθος (ornithos, "bird") + -oides
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If not for the extinction of dinosaurs, descendants of Saurornithoides might be Earth's dominant life form today wondering what would have happened had mammals destroyed them.
Mesozoic Menu 2008
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