Sauropoda

plural noun

Sau·​rop·​o·​da
sȯˈräpədə
: a suborder of Saurischia consisting of herbivorous dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, small head, and more or less plantigrade 5-toed limbs all used in walking, including the most gigantic of land animals of any period, and known from the Middle Jurassic into the Cretaceous
sauropodous
(ˈ)⸗¦⸗⸗dəs
adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from saur- + -poda

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“Sauropoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sauropoda. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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