Sauropoda n 1: any of the sauropod dinosaurs [syn: {Sauropoda}, {suborder Sauropoda}]
Sauropoda \Sau*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard + -poda.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster]