deinonychus

[ dahy-non-i-kuh s ]
/ daɪˈnɒn ɪ kəs /

noun

a small bipedal dinosaur, genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.

Origin of deinonychus

< New Latin (1969) < Greek dein(ós) fearful, terrible (see dinosaur) + -onychos -clawed, adj. derivative of ónyx claw, nail; see onyx

Words nearby deinonychus

deimos, deindex, deindividuation, deindustrialization, deindustrialize, deinonychus, deinstitutionalization, deinstitutionalize, deionization, deionize, deipnosophist