Definition of deinonychus in English:
deinonychus
noundʌɪˈnɒnɪkəsdīˈnänikəs
A dromaeosaurid dinosaur of the mid Cretaceous period, growing up to 3.3 m (11 ft) in length.
Genus Deinonychus, family Dromaeosauridae, suborder Theropoda
Example sentencesExamples
- Deinonychus antirrhopus is one of the dinosaur species represented in Dinosaur Hall at the Academy of Natural Sciences.
- Utahraptors were the largest species in the class where velociraptors and deinonychuses also belong.
- A huge curved claw on each foot made Deinonychus a small but particularly deadly dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period.
- You can see feathered models of deinonychus, with a therizinosaurus in the background.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Greek deinos 'terrible' + onux, onukh- 'claw'.