deinonychus

[ dahy-non-i-kuhs ]

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

Origin of deinonychus

1
<New Latin (1969) <Greek dein(ós) fearful, terrible (see dinosaur) + -onychos -clawed, adj. derivative of ónyx claw, nail; see onyx

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