compsognathus

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compsognathus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Compsognathus \Comp*sog"na*thus\ (k[o^]mp*s[o^]g"n[.a]*th[u^]s),
     n. [NL., fr. Gr. kompo`s elegant, pretty + gna`qos jaw.]
     (Zool.)
     A genus of carnivorous Dinosauria found in the Jurassic
     formation with a slender body, and remarkable for having
     several birdlike features. It reached a length of 30 inches
     when adult.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

compsognathus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  compsognathus
      n 1: very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late
           Jurassic in Bavaria