chicken from hell
The popular nickname for Anzu wyliei, a large feathered dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period of North America — officially described by scientists in 2014.
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The popular nickname for Anzu wyliei, a large feathered dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period of North America — officially described by scientists in 2014. Standing around five feet tall and stretching up to eleven feet long, this oviraptorosaur had a dramatic crest, curved claws, and a beak that made it look like a rooster crossed with a nightmare. Paleontologists themselves embraced the 'chicken from hell' nickname, which captures both its bird-like features and its formidable presence.
The museum's new fossil display of the chicken from hell drew twice the usual crowd of wide-eyed kids.
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(slang) An extinct theropod dinosaur of species .
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