sauropod
noun
sau·ro·pod
ˈsȯr-ə-ˌpäd 
: any of a suborder (Sauropoda) of quadrupedal herbivorous saurischian dinosaurs (such as an apatosaurus) of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a long neck and tail, small head, and 5-toed limbs on which they tended to walk in a digitigrade fashion
sauropod
adjective
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Although the specific cause of the new infections could not be identified, a previous 2021 study on a small sauropod species, Ibirania parva, from the same site documented the first case of osteomyelitis caused by a blood parasite.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The new species is the second eusauropod -- a group derived from sauropods -- found in Guangxi.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The egg was laid by a plant-eating sauropod, a huge, long-necked dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous, shortly before dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
In Jurassic World Rebirth, the new fourth feature in this sequel series, people have gotten so inured to dinos that an escaped sauropod dying by the side of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway mostly generates annoyance at the traffic its causing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The new species is the second eusauropod -- a group derived from sauropods -- found in Guangxi.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The egg was laid by a plant-eating sauropod, a huge, long-necked dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous, shortly before dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
In Jurassic World Rebirth, the new fourth feature in this sequel series, people have gotten so inured to dinos that an escaped sauropod dying by the side of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway mostly generates annoyance at the traffic its causing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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“Sauropod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sauropod. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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