baryonyx

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noun

Baryonyx walkeri, a theropod from the Cretaceous period discovered in 1983 in Surrey, England by William Walker, believed to be an ancestor of Spinosaurus.

OriginAncient Greek βαρύς →
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Meanings

nounbaryonyx (plural baryonyxes)

plural baryonyxes

  1. Baryonyx walkeri, a theropod from the Cretaceous period discovered in 1983 in Surrey, England by William Walker, believed to be an ancestor of Spinosaurus.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβαρύς“heavy or strong”
  2. Englishbaryonyx

From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy or strong”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw or talon”).

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baryonyx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baryonyx

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