Meaning of SAUROPODA
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of the sauropod dinosaurs |
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| | Synonyms: | | suborder Sauropoda |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, family Titanosauridae, genus Apatosaurus, genus Barosaurus, genus Brontosaurus, genus Diplodocus, sauropod, sauropod dinosaur, Sauropodomorpha, suborder Sauropodomorpha, Titanosauridae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sau*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard +
-poda.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of
a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many
dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals,
belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera.
See Illustration in Appendix.
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