Deinonychusn.

Brit.

/dʌɪˈnɒnᵻkəs/, U.S.

/daɪˈnɑnəkəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Deinonychus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Deinonychus (J. H. Ostrom 1969, in Postilla No. 128. 3) < ancient Greek δεινός terrible (see dinosaur n.) + ὄνυχ- , ὄνυξ claw, nail (see onycho- comb. form).

Palaeontology.

A genus of carnivorous early Cretaceous dinosaurs which were lightly built dromaeosaurids allied to Velociraptor; (also deinonychus) a dinosaur of this genus.

ΚΠ

1969 J. H. Ostrom in Postilla No. 128. 6 The most distinctive features of Deinonychus are the pes, carpus, manus and caudal vertebrae.

1982 N.Y. Times 7 Feb. vi. 38/3 Dr Ostrom called the creature deinonychus, for ‘terrible claw’.

2005 Guardian 27 July i. 25/6 The deinonychus discovery provoked a scientific debate over the revolutionary idea that at least some dinosaurs..were closer to mammals and birds than to cold-blooded reptiles.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deinonychus
释义	Deinonychusn. Brit. /dʌɪˈnɒnᵻkəs/, U.S. /daɪˈnɑnəkəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Deinonychus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Deinonychus (J. H. Ostrom 1969, in Postilla No. 128. 3) < ancient Greek δεινός terrible (see dinosaur n.) + ὄνυχ- , ὄνυξ claw, nail (see onycho- comb. form). Palaeontology. A genus of carnivorous early Cretaceous dinosaurs which were lightly built dromaeosaurids allied to Velociraptor; (also deinonychus) a dinosaur of this genus. ΚΠ 1969 J. H. Ostrom in Postilla No. 128. 6 The most distinctive features of Deinonychus are the pes, carpus, manus and caudal vertebrae. 1982 N.Y. Times 7 Feb. vi. 38/3 Dr Ostrom called the creature deinonychus, for ‘terrible claw’. 2005 Guardian 27 July i. 25/6 The deinonychus discovery provoked a scientific debate over the revolutionary idea that at least some dinosaurs..were closer to mammals and birds than to cold-blooded reptiles. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1969
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