Orthopoda

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orthopoda \Or*thop"o*da\, prop. n. 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.
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