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prosauropod

pro sau ro pod |prōˈsôrəˌpäd proʊˈsɔrəpɑd | noun an elongated, partly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the late Triassic and early Jurassic periods, related to the ancestors of sauropods. [Infraorder Prosauropoda, suborder Sauropodomorpha, order Saurischia. ] ORIGIN 1950s: from pro- 2 before in time + sauropod .

 

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prosauropod

prosauropod |prəʊˈsɔːrəpɒd, -ˈsaʊr -| noun an elongated partly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the late Triassic and early Jurassic periods, related to the ancestors of sauropods. Infraorder Prosauropoda, suborder Sauropodomorpha, order Saurischia. ORIGIN 1950s: from pro- 2 before in time + sauropod .