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:
ornithopodsOrigin 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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