sauropod

/ˌsɔrəˈpɑd/

Other forms: sauropods

Definitions of sauropod

1. 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
   synonyms: sauropod dinosaur

   types:

   Apatosaurus excelsus, apatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder lizard

   huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic

   barosaur, barosaurus

   a dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall

   type of:

   saurischian, saurischian dinosaur

   herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile