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Ornithopoda

Ornithopoda \Or`ni*thop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho-, and -poda.] (Paleon.) An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See Illust. in Appendix.

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Much debate, however, dealt with mutual relationships among smaller groups within the Ornithischia, and especially the role played by the Ornithopoda in the development of the bird-hipped dinosaurs.