- genus Deinonychus
- nounadvanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Dromaeosauridae, ↑family Dromaeosauridae• Member Meronyms: ↑deinonychus
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genus Deinonychus
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Deinonychus — This article is about the dinosaur. For the Dutch doom metal group, see Deinonychus (band). Vertebrata Deinonychus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 115–108 Ma … Wikipedia
deinonychus — /duy non i keuhs/, n. a small bipedal dinosaur, genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot. [ < NL (1969) < Gk dein(ós) fearful, terrible (see DINOSAUR) + onychos clawed, adj. deriv … Universalium
deinonychus — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek deinos terrifying + onychos clawed (from onych , onyx claw, nail) more at dire, nail Date: 1969 any of a genus (Deinonychus) of small bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous having a very… … New Collegiate Dictionary
deinonychus — noun swift agile wolf sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous • Hypernyms: ↑maniraptor • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Deinonychus … Useful english dictionary
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
velociraptor — [və läs′ə rap΄tər] n. 〚ModL < L velox, swift + RAPTOR〛 any of a genus (Velociraptor) of small, swift, two footed theropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous Period * * * Genus of clawed theropod dinosaur (family Dromaeosauridae) that flourished in… … Universalium
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Dromaeosauridae — noun swift running bipedal dinosaurs • Syn: ↑family Dromaeosauridae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Maniraptora, ↑suborder Maniraptora • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Dromaeosauridae — noun swift running bipedal dinosaurs • Syn: ↑Dromaeosauridae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Maniraptora, ↑suborder Maniraptora • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Velociraptor — This article is about the dinosaur. For the Kasabian album, see Velociraptor!. For other uses, see Raptor (disambiguation). Vertebrata Velociraptor Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 75–71 Ma … Wikipedia
