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sauropod

(sôr′ə päd′)

noun

any of a superfamily (Sauropoda) of gigantic, plant-eating, four-footed saurischian dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, five-toed limbs, and a small head, as an apatosaurus

Origin: < ModL Sauropoda: see sauro- & -poda

adjective

of the sauropods

See sauropod in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various large semiaquatic saurischian dinosaurs of the suborder Sauropoda, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

adjective

Of or relating to the suborder Sauropoda.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Sauropoda, suborder name

Origin: : Greek sauros, lizard

Origin: + New Latin -poda, -pod

Related Forms:

sau·ropˈo·dous (sô-rŏpˈə-dəs) adjective

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