(ˌ)dīˈnänə̇kəs noun
( -es )
Etymology: New Latin, from din- + Greek -onychos -clawed (from onych-, onyx nail, claw) — more at nail
1. capitalized : a genus of small bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous
2. : a dinosaur of the genus Deinonychus