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deinonychuses

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dei⋅non⋅y⋅chus

[dahy-non-i-kuhs]
–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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