ornithopod

[ awr-nuh-thuh-pod, awr-nahy-thuh- ]

noun

1. any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs.

ornithopod

/ ˈɔːnɪθəˌpɒd /

noun

1. any herbivorous typically bipedal ornithischian dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda, including the iguanodon

ornithopod

/ ôr-nĭth′ə-pŏd′ /

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ornithopod¹

First recorded in 1885–90, ornithopod is from the New Latin word Ornithopoda (plural). See ornitho-, -pod