tetanuran

/T EH1 T AH0 N Y UW1 ER0 AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    Any theropod of the clade Tetanurae, all theropods, including birds, that are more closely related to modern birds than to the genus †Ceratosaurus.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to the dinosaurs of the clade Tetanurae.