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deinonychus

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[dahy-non-i-kuhs] / daɪˈnɒn ɪ kəs /

noun

  1. 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 ( dinosaur ) + -onychos -clawed, adj. derivative of ónyx claw, nail; onyx

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