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sauropod

DEFINITIONS OF: sauropod

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n 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
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