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Sauropoda
Sauropoda ( or ), or the
sauropods (; + , "lizard-footed"), are an
infraorder of
saurischian ("lizard-hipped")
dinosaurs. They had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their body), and four thick, pillar-like legs. They are notable for the enormous sizes attained by some species, and the group includes the largest animals to have ever lived on land. Well-known
genera include
Brachiosaurus,
Diplodocus,
Apatosaurus and
Brontosaurus.
Sauropoda
Noun
1. any of the sauropod dinosaurs
(synonym) suborder Sauropoda
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Sauropodomorpha, suborder Sauropodomorpha
(member-meronym) sauropod, sauropod dinosaur
Sauropoda
(n. pl.)
An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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