[sawr-uh-pod] 
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | belonging or pertaining to the sauropods. |
| sau·ro·pod (sôr'ə-pŏd') 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. [From New Latin Sauropoda, suborder name : Greek sauros, lizard + New Latin -poda, -pod.] sau·rop'o·dous (sô-rŏp'ə-dəs) adj. |
| sauropod (sôr'ə-pŏd') Pronunciation Key
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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