Very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Compsognathus , also commonly known as "The poodle of dinosaurs", (; Greek kompsos /κομψός; "elegant", "refined" or "dainty", and gnathos /γνάθος; "jaw") is a genus of small, bipedal , carnivorous theropod dinosaurs . Members of its single species Compsognathus ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
genus of small dinosaurs, Modern Latin, from Greek kompsos "refined, elegant" + gnathos "jaw" (see gnathic ).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of carnivorous Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation with a slender body, and remarkable for having several ...