THEROPODA
The*rop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: An order of carnivorous dinosaurs in which the feet are less birdlike, and hence more like those of an ordinary quadruped, than in the Ornithopoda. It includes the repacious genera Megalosaurus, Creosaurus, and their allies.
THESAURUS
The*sau"rus, n.; pl. Thesauri. Etym: [L. See Treasure.]
Defn: A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; — often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.
THESE
These, pron. Etym: [OE. , , a variant of , pl. of , thes, this. See
This, and cf. Those.]
Defn: The plural of this. See This.
THESICLE
Thes"i*cle, n. Etym: [Dim. of thesis.]
Defn: A little or subordinate thesis; a proposition.
THESIS
The"sis, n.; pl. Theses. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Do, and cf. Anathema,
Apothecary, Epithet, Hypothesis, Parenthesis, Theme, Tick a cover.]
1. A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument.