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ornithopod definition

or·ni·tho·pod (ôr′ni t̸hō päd′; ôr nī′t̸hō-, -nit̸h′ō-)

noun

any of a suborder (Ornithopoda) of ornithischian dinosaurs that walked upright on digitigrade hind feet

Etymology: < ModL Ornithopoda: see ornitho- & -pod

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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