sauropodadj.n.
/ˈsɔːrəʊpɒd/ A. adj.
= sauropodous adj.
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1891 Cent. Dict. Sauropod [adj. and n.].
1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. ix. 189 A first step in sauropod development is perhaps illustrated by Anchisaurus.
1976 Nature 8 Apr. 559/2 The laminar bone of sauropod dinosaurs is indistinguishable from that of some of the larger artiodactyls and it is presumed that this indicated a similar metabolism.
B. n.
A member of the suborder Sauropoda of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs.
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Mamenchisaurus1954
brachiosaurid1970
1891 Cent. Dict. Sauropod [adj. and n.].
1905 Westm. Gaz. 3 May 9/3 ‘Sauropod’ is one of the many terrible names they call the poor thing [Diplodocus Carnegii].
1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. ix. 190 The sauropods were massively built.
1971 Nature 15 Jan. 153/1 The great herbivorous dinosaurs known as sauropods are inevitably the most impressive exhibit in any natural history museum.
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