*sauropoda*

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a lizard + -poda. ] (Paleon.) An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]