Deinonychus Definition
dī-nŏnĭ-kəs
noun
A small carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the genus Deinonychus of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by sickle-shaped talons and powerful jaws.
American Heritage
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Velociraptorinae.
Wiktionary
Origin of Deinonychus
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New Latin Deinonychus genus name Greek deinos fearful, terrifying Greek onux, onukh- nail, claw nogh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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