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deinonychus

dei·no·nyc·hus

UK/daɪˈnɒnɪkəs/ uncommon

noun

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

Origin

From translingual Deinonychus (1969), from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “fearful, terrible”) (see dinosaur) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail, claw, talon”).

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