deinonychus
/daɪˈnɑnɪkəs/
noun
- A small, fast, meat-eating dinosaur that lived about 115–108 million years ago, known for having a large claw on each foot.
- Scientists believe the deinonychus used its sharp claws to capture and hold onto its prey.
- The museum's new exhibit features a life-sized model of a deinonychus hunting in a forest.
- In the movie, a pack of deinonychus works together to bring down a much larger dinosaur.