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Definition of: sauropod
(sôr′ə·pod) noun Paleontol.
One of a suborder (Sauropoda) of amphibious four–footed dinosaurs of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Sauropoda. [<NL <Gk. sauros a lizard + pous, podos a foot]
—sau·rop·o·dous (sô·rop′ə·dəs) adjective
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