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nounvery large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal
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- order saurischia extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
- suborder sauropoda any of the sauropod dinosaurs
- saurischia extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
- suborder sauropodomorpha gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs)
- sauropoda any of the sauropod dinosaurs
- genus diplodocus a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda
- sauropodomorpha gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs)