HyperDic: sauropod

English > 1 sense of the word sauropod:
NOUNanimalsauropod, sauropod dinosaurvery large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs
English > sauropod: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningVery 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.
Synonymsauropod dinosaur
Member ofSauropoda, suborder SauropodaAny of the sauropod dinosaurs
Narrowerapatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder lizard, Apatosaurus excelsushuge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
barosaur, barosaurusA dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall
Broadersaurischian, saurischian dinosaurherbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile

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