How do you pronounce Deinonychus?
Deinonychus (/daɪˈnɒnɪkəs/ dy-NON-i-kəs; from Greek: δεινός deinós, ‘terrible’ and ὄνυξ ónux, genitive ὄνυχος ónuchos ‘claw’) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur with one described species, Deinonychus antirrhopus.
What does the name Deinonychus mean?
Deinonychus ( IPA: [dai. ˈna.ni. kəs]) meaning ‘terrible claw’ ( Greek δεινος meaning ‘terrible’ and ονυξ/ονυχος meaning ‘claw’) was a 7-10 foot long, carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur species from the Early Cretaceous Period.