sauropod

sau·ro·pod  (sôr-pd)

n.

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

adj.

Of or relating to the suborder Sauropoda.

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[From New Latin Sauropoda, suborder name : Greek sauros, lizard + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

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sau·ropo·dous (sô-rp-ds) adj.

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sauropod [ˈsɔːrəˌpɒd]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any herbivorous quadrupedal saurischian dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times, including the brontosaurus, diplodocus, and titanosaurs. They had small heads and long necks and tails and were partly amphibious

[from New Latin sauropoda, from Greek sauros lizard + pous foot]

sauropodous  [sɔːˈrɒpədəs] adj

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sauropod  (sôr-pd)

One of the two types of saurischian dinosaurs, widespread during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Sauropods were plant-eaters and often grew to tremendous size, having a stout body with thick legs, long slender necks with a small head, and long tails. Sauropods included the apatosaurus (brontosaurus) and brachiosaurus. Compare theropod.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sauropod - very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal sauropod dinosaur saurischian, saurischian dinosaur - herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile Sauropoda, suborder Sauropoda - any of the sauropod dinosaurs apatosaur, apatosaurus, Apatosaurus excelsus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder lizard - huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic barosaur, barosaurus - a dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall