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Webster 1913 Edition


Orthopoda


Or-thop′o-da

,
p
rop.
Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Ortho-
, and
-poda
.]
(Zool.)
An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet, pelvis, and other parts.