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ornithopodous

ornithopodous adjective: having feet like those of a bird.

Adjective

ornithopodous (not comparable)

  1. Having feet like those of a bird.
  2. Belonging to the taxonomic clade of Ornithopoda.
    • an ornithopodous dinosaur

Origin of ornithopodous

From ornitho- + -podous.

Questions about ornithopodous

What does ornithopodous mean?
Ornithopodous means having feet like those of a bird.
What part of speech is ornithopodous?
Ornithopodous is an adjective.

Words near ornithopodous in the dictionary

  1. ornithophobia
  2. ornithophobic
  3. ornithopod
  4. ornithopodan
  5. ornithopodans
  6. ornithopodous
  7. ornithopods
  8. ornithopter
  9. ornithopters
  10. ornithorhynchid
  11. ornithorhynchids

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