ornithopod

or·nith·o·pod  (ôr-nth-pd)

n.

Any of various large ornithischian dinosaurs of the suborder Ornithopoda, including the hadrosaurs.

adj.

Of or relating to the suborder Ornithopoda.

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[New Latin Ornthopoda, suborder name : ornitho- + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

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ornithopod  (ôr-nth-pd)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ornithopod - bipedal herbivorous dinosaur ornithopod dinosaur ornithischian, ornithischian dinosaur - herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird euronithopod, Euronithopoda, Ornithopoda, suborder Euronithopoda, suborder Ornithopoda - widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon)