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sauropod

sauropod noun: any of the extinct clade †Sauropoda of long-necked dinosaurs which walked on four thick, pillar-like legs.

Noun

sauropod (plural sauropods)

  1. Any of the extinct clade †Sauropoda of long-necked dinosaurs which walked on four thick, pillar-like legs.
    • His most memorable work is an illustrated compendium of dinosaurian copulatory positions - a sort of reptilian Kama Sutra - that includes a “leg over” manoeuvre by the sauropods, the largest dinosaurs of all - that many consider highly dubious.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 21

Forms of sauropod

pluralsauropods

Words formed from sauropod

Questions about sauropod

What does sauropod mean?
Sauropod means any of the extinct clade †Sauropoda of long-necked dinosaurs which walked on four thick, pillar-like legs.
What part of speech is sauropod?
Sauropod is a noun.
What is the plural of sauropod?
The plural of sauropod is sauropods.

Words near sauropod in the dictionary

  1. Sauron
  2. Sauronesque
  3. Saurons
  4. saurophagous
  5. saurophilia
  6. sauropod
  7. sauropodian
  8. sauropodlike
  9. sauropodomorph
  10. sauropodomorphan
  11. sauropodomorphans

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