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sauropod, a. and n.|ˈsɔːrəʊpɒd|
[f. mod.L. sauropoda (O. C. Marsh 1884, in Nature 20 Nov. 68/2), f. Gr. σαῦρο-ς lizard + ποδ-, πούς foot.]
a. adj. = sauropodous a.
b. n. A member of the suborder Sauropoda of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs.
1891Century Dict., Sauropod [adj. and n.]. 1905Westm. Gaz. 3 May 9/3 ‘Sauropod’ is one of the many terrible names they call the poor thing [Diplodocus Carnegii]. 1933A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. ix. 189 A first step in sauropod development is perhaps illustrated by Anchisaurus. Ibid. 190 The sauropods were massively built. 1971Nature 15 Jan. 153/1 The great herbivorous dinosaurs known as sauropods are inevitably the most impressive exhibit in any natural history museum. 1976Ibid. 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. |