Ornithopod Definition

ôr-nĭthə-pŏd
noun
Any of a suborder (Ornithopoda) of ornithischian dinosaurs that walked upright on digitigrade hind feet.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • ornithopod dinosaur

Other Word Forms of Ornithopod

Noun

Singular:
ornithopod
Plural:
ornithopods

Origin of Ornithopod

  • New Latin Ornīthopoda suborder name ornitho– (from resemblance of their hind feet to those of modern birds) New Latin -poda -pod

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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