troodontid means any member of the family †Troodontidae of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
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- Any member of the family †Troodontidae of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey.“So far, Druckenmiller and his team have dug up species from seven different dino families: from big duck-billed dinos, ceretopsians, and tyrannosaurs to smaller thescelosaurs, leptoceratops, dromaeosaurs, and troodontids.”