SAUROPOD

Meaning of SAUROPOD in English

[ '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'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SAUROPOD — noun Etymology: New Latin Sauropoda, from Greek sauros lizard + New Latin -poda Date: circa 1889 any of a suborder …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAUROPOD — Any species of four-legged, herbivorous, saurischian dinosaur in the suborder Sauropoda. The sauropods include the largest of all dinosaurs and …
Английский словарь Британика
SAUROPOD — I. ˈsȯrəˌpäd adjective Etymology: New Latin Sauropoda : of or relating to the Sauropoda II. noun ( -s ) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAUROPOD — /sawr"euh pod'/ , n. 1. any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAUROPOD — noun Etymology: New Latin Sauropoda, from Greek sauros lizard + New Latin -poda Date: circa 1889 : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAUROPOD — [sau.ro.pod] n [NL Sauropoda, fr. Gk sauros lizard + NL -poda] (ca. 1891): any of a suborder (Sauropoda) of quadrupedal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAUROPOD — any member of the infraorder Sauropoda (suborder Sauropodomorpha) of saurischian dinosaurs marked by large size, four-legged stance, and herbivorous diet. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAUROPOD — sauropod BrE AmE ˈsɔːr ə ʊ pɒd AmE \ -ə pɑːd ▷ sauropod|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAUROPOD — n. any of a group of plant-eating dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, and four thick limbs. [Gk saura …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAUROPOD — n. any of a group of plant-eating dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, and four thick limbs. [ Gk …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAUROPOD — n. any of a group of plant-eating dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, and four thick limbs. Etymology: Gk …
Oxford English vocab
SAUROPOD — n. Any species of four-legged, herbivorous, saurischian dinosaur in the suborder Sauropoda. The sauropods include the largest of all dinosaurs …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SAUROPOD — n. Pronunciation: ' so ̇ r- ə - ˌ päd Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Sauropoda, from Greek sauros lizard …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROSAUROPOD — noun see: sauropod Date: 1941 any of a group (Prosauropoda) of chiefly herbivorous Triassic dinosaurs that are probably ancestral to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIPLODOCUS — noun see: decent Date: 1884 any of a genus ( Diplodocus ) of large herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the late …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BRONTOSAURUS — also brontosaur noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek brontē thunder + sauros lizard; akin to Greek bremein to roar Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BRACHIOSAUR — noun Etymology: New Latin Brachiosaurs, from brachi- + Greek sauros lizard Date: 1903 any of a genus ( Brachiosaurus ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIPLODOCUS — genus of sauropod dinosaur found as fossils in Late Jurassic rocks of North America and related to Apatosaurus . Diplodocus …
Английский словарь Британика
DINOSAUR — Any of the extinct reptile s that were the dominant land animals during most of the Mesozoic Era (248–65 million …
Английский словарь Британика
TITANOSAURUS
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROSAUROPODA — ˌprō+ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + Sauropoda : a division of Saurischia comprising bipedal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CETIOSAURUS — ˌsēd.ē(ˌ)ōˈsȯrəs, ˌsēshē- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kēteios of sea monsters, monstrous (from kētos sea monster, whale) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUPERSAUR — /sooh"peuhr sawr'/ , n. a huge sauropod dinosaur of the genus Supersaurus, of W North America, that reached a length …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAMARASAUR — /kam"euhr euh sawr'/ , n. a plant-eating sauropod dinosaur of the genus Camarasaurus and closely related genera, having a small …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRONTOSAUR — /bron"teuh sawr'/ , n. a huge sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus ) and closely related genera, of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRACHIOSAUR
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSAUROPOD — noun Etymology: New Latin Prosauropoda, from pro- (I) + Sauropoda — more at sauropod Date: 1941 : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIPLODOCUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from dipl- + Greek dokos beam, from dekesthai, dechesthai to receive; akin to Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRONTOSAURUS — noun also bron·to·saur ˈbrän-tə-ˌsȯr Etymology: New Latin, from Greek brontē thunder + sauros lizard; akin to Greek bremein to roar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRACHIOSAUR — noun Etymology: New Latin Brachiosaurs, from brachi- + Greek sauros lizard Date: 1903 : any of a genus ( Brachiosaurus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRACHIOSAUR — any member of a genus (Brachiosaurus) of sauropod dinosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic Epoch (163 to 144 million …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAMARASAURUS — genus of sauropod dinosaurs in western North America during the Late Jurassic Period (163 to 144 million years ago). Camarasaurus …
Britannica English vocabulary

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