Main Entry:

sau·ro·pod

Pronunciation:

\ˈsȯr-ə-ˌpäd\

Function:

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 and tail, small head, and 5-toed limbs on which they tended to walk in a digitigrade fashion

— sauropod adjective