ornithopod

noun or·nith·o·pod \ȯr-ˈni-thə-ˌpäd, ˈȯr-ni-thə-\

Definition of ORNITHOPOD

: any of a suborder (Ornithopoda) of bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs (as a hadrosaur) with digitigrade walking limbs usually having only three functional toes

Origin of ORNITHOPOD

ultimately from Greek ornith- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot

First Known Use: circa 1889

Rhymes with ORNITHOPOD

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, brachiopod, branchiopod, cephalopod, connecting rod, dégringolade, divining rod, Faisalabad, fanfaronade, Holy Synod, Islamabad, leveling rod, prosauropod, rodomontade, Scheherazade, Upanishad

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