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prosauropod

US/pɹoʊˈsɔɹɵpɑd/

prosauropod noun: any member of the Prosauropoda, a group of early herbivorous dinosaurs with a long neck and small head, forelimbs shorter than the hindlimbs, and a very large thumb claw for defense.

Noun

prosauropod (plural prosauropods)

  1. Any member of the Prosauropoda, a group of early herbivorous dinosaurs with a long neck and small head, forelimbs shorter than the hindlimbs, and a very large thumb claw for defense.
    • The longest trackway (23m) consists of 60cm long, four-toed footprints with one meter long strides in between and can probably be assigned to a prosauropod.2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page...

Forms of prosauropod

pluralprosauropods

Questions about prosauropod

What does prosauropod mean?
Prosauropod means any member of the Prosauropoda, a group of early herbivorous dinosaurs with a long neck and small head, forelimbs shorter than the hindlimbs, and a very large thumb claw for defense.
What part of speech is prosauropod?
Prosauropod is a noun.
How do you pronounce prosauropod?
Prosauropod is pronounced /pɹoʊˈsɔɹɵpɑd/ (US).
What is the plural of prosauropod?
The plural of prosauropod is prosauropods.

Words near prosauropod in the dictionary

  1. prosaposin
  2. prosaptide
  3. prosarcopenic
  4. prosateur
  5. prosateurs
  6. prosauropod
  7. prosauropods
  8. prosbul
  9. prosbuls
  10. proscaline
  11. proscenia

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