sauropod

sauropod
sau·ro·pod

English syllables. 2014.

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  • sauropod — sauropód s. n., pl. sauropóde Trimis de siveco, 15.04.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • sauropod — [sôr′ə päd΄] n. [< ModL Sauropoda: see SAURO & PODA] any of a superfamily (Sauropoda) of gigantic, plant eating, four footed saurischian dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, five toed limbs, and a small head, as an apatosaurus adj. of the… …   English World dictionary

  • sauropod — noun Etymology: New Latin Sauropoda, from Greek sauros lizard + New Latin poda Date: circa 1889 any of a suborder (Sauropoda) of quadrupedal herbivorous saurischian dinosaurs (as a brontosaurus) of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a long neck… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sauropod — /ˈsɔrəpɒd/ (say sawruhpod) noun 1. any of the Sauropoda, a group of herbivorous dinosaurs with a small head, and long neck and tail; the largest known land animals. –adjective 2. of or relating to a sauropod. {New Latin sauropoda, from Greek… …  

  • sauropod dinosaur — noun very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five toed limbs; largest known land animal • Syn: ↑sauropod • Hypernyms: ↑saurischian, ↑saurischian dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑apatosaur,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sauropod — /sawr euh pod /, n. 1. any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five toed limbs: the largest known land animal. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to… …   Universalium

  • sauropod — noun A member of the Sauropoda suborder of dinosaurs …   Wiktionary

  • sauropod — [ sɔ:rəpɒd, saʊr ] noun an apatosaurus, brachiosaurus, or similar huge herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and tail and massive limbs. Origin C19: from mod. L. Sauropoda (plural), from Gk sauros lizard + pous, pod foot …   English new terms dictionary

  • sauropod — sau•ro•pod [[t]ˈsɔr əˌpɒd[/t]] n. 1) pal any of various huge, plant eating saurischian dinosaurs, of the suborder Sauropoda, including the brontosaur and brachiosaur, that had small heads, very long necks and tails, and columnar limbs 2) pal of… …   From formal English to slang

  • sauropod — n. any of a group of plant eating dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, and four thick limbs. Etymology: Gk saura lizard + pous pod foot …   Useful english dictionary

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