Anzu

Translingual

drawing of Anzu wyliei

Etymology

From Sumerian [script needed] (Anzû, “a mythical dragon-like bird”), from [script needed] (An, “heaven”) + [script needed] (zu, “to know”)

Proper noun

Anzu m

A taxonomic genus within the family Caenagnathidae – a large, feathered dinosaur, the hell chicken or chicken from hell.

Hypernyms

(genus): Dinosauria, Theropoda, †Oviraptorosauria - clades; †Caenagnathidae - family; †Caenagnathinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Anzu wyliei - type species

Further reading

Anzu (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anzu (dinosaur) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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