deinonychus

American

[dahy-non-i-kuhs] / daɪˈnɒn ɪ kəs /

noun

a small bipedal dinosaur, genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.

Etymology

Origin of deinonychus

< New Latin (1969) < Greek dein ( ós ) fearful, terrible ( see dinosaur) + -onychos -clawed, adj. derivative of ónyx claw, nail; see onyx

Vocabulary lists containing deinonychus

Paleontology: Dinosaurs - Middle School and High School

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