n. Any of various herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs of the group Ornithopoda, often having specialized dentition for grinding plant food, and including the hadrosaurs. [New Latin Ornīthopoda, suborder name : ORNITHO- (from resemblance of their hind feet to those of modern birds ) + New Latin -poda, -pod.] or·nitho·pod′ adj. |
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