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Very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria
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compsognathus
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Wikipedia
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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 ...
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 ...
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