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DEINONYCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deinonychus mean?
• DEINONYCHUS (noun)
The noun DEINONYCHUS has 1 sense:
1. swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous
Familiarity information: DEINONYCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("deinonychus" is a kind of...):
maniraptor (advanced carnivorous theropod)
Holonyms ("deinonychus" is a member of...):
genus Deinonychus (advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur)
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