any of a suborder (Ornithopoda) of ornithischian dinosaurs that walked upright on digitigrade hind feet
Origin of ornithopod
from Modern Latin Ornithopoda: see ornitho- and -podornithopod
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ornithopod
noun
Any of various herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs of the group Ornithopoda, often having specialized dentition for grinding plant food, and including the hadrosaurs.
Origin of ornithopod
New Latin Ornīthopoda suborder name ornitho- ( from resemblance of their hind feet to those of modern birds )New Latin -poda -podRelated Forms:
- or·nith′o·pod′
adjective
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One of the main types of ornithischian dinosaurs, including the hadrosaurs. Ornithopods walked on their hind legs and had three blunt toes on each foot. They lived from the late Triassic Period until the end of the Cretaceous Period.
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Noun
(plural ornithopods)
- A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.
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