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deinonychus

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dei⋅non⋅y⋅chus

  [dahy-non-i-kuhs]
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–noun
a small bipedal dinosaur, genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.
Origin:
< NL (1969) < Gk dein(ós) fearful, terrible (see dinosaur ) + -onychos -clawed, adj. deriv. of ónyx claw, nail; see onyx
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deinonychus

noun
swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous 
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