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deinonychus
(dei¦nony|chus)
Pronunciation:
/dʌɪˈnɒnɪkəs/
noun
a dromaeosaurid dinosaur of the mid Cretaceous period, growing up to 3.3 m (11 ft) in length.
Genus
Deinonychus
, family
Dromaeosauridae
, suborder
Theropoda
Origin:
modern Latin, from Greek
deinos
'terrible' +
onux
,
onukh-
'claw'
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