megatheropod

English

From mega- +‎ theropod.

megatheropod (plural megatheropods)

(zoology) Any theropod dinosaur that exceeds 3000 kilograms in weight, and 9 meters in length.
- 2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:
  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.