Meanings
plural sauropods
- Any of the extinct clade †Sauropoda of long-necked dinosaurs which walked on four thick, pillar-like legs.
His most memorable work is an illustrated compendium of dinosaurian copulatory positions - a sort of reptilian Kama Sutra - that includes a “leg over” manoeuvre by the sauropods, the largest dinosaurs of all - that many consider highly dubious.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 21
Synonyms & antonyms
nounvery large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head on a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Portuguese saurópode
- saurópodeTranslations
Cite this entry
sauropod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauropod
“sauropod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauropod. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sauropod,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauropod.
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