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sauropod
[ sawr-uh-pod ]
noun
- any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five-toed limbs: the largest known land animal.
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the sauropods.
sauropod
/ sɔːˈrɒpədəs; ˈsɔːrəˌpɒd /
noun
- 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
sauropod
/ sôr′ə-pŏd′ /
- 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
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Derived Forms
- sauropodous, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sauropod1
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Example Sentences
By the late 1980s, scientists had discovered that sauropods had hollow bones.
Debate over whether Brontosaurus and its fellow sauropods splashed through swamps or ambled over dry land has persisted for decades.
At that time, sauropods were diversifying and spreading across the world.
They’re the only such sauropod footprints to ever turn up in a natural cave.
While at Castelbouc Cave in December 2015, his team found the sauropod prints.
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