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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sau•ro•pod (sôr′ə pod′),USA pronunciation n. - Paleontologyany 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.
adj. - Paleontologybelonging or pertaining to the sauropods.
- Greek saûro(s) lizard + -poda -poda; compare -pod
- Neo-Latin Sauropoda suborder name
- 1890–95
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