"theroid" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more theroid [comparative], most theroid [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, fantastic animal”). Compare Theropoda. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|θήρ||beast, fantastic animal}} Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, fantastic animal”), {{taxfmt|Theropoda|suborder}} Theropoda Head templates: {{en-adj}} theroid (comparative more theroid, superlative most theroid)
  1. Bestial, resembling an animal.
    Sense id: en-theroid-en-adj-ahYMYxAc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} theroid (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete spelling of thyroid. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: thyroid
    Sense id: en-theroid-en-adj-OwOicScz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "1877, William Wotherspoon Ireland, On Idiocy and Imbecility, page 349",
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