n.
Pronunciation: ' so ̇ r- ə - ˌ päd
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