deinonychus

See also: Deinonychus

English

Artist’s impression of Deinonychus (top).

Wikispecies

Etymology

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

Noun

deinonychus (plural deinonychuses)

1. A medium agile dinosaur, of the genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.