deinonychus.
A medium agile dinosaur, of the genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.
Meaning & usage
A medium agile dinosaur, of the genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.
Where this word comes from
From translingual Deinonychus (1969), from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “fearful, terrible”) (see dinosaur) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail, claw, talon”).
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