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Meaning of COMPSOGNATHUS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria
 
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 See Also: bird-footed dinosaur, genus Compsognathus, theropod, theropod dinosaur

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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 Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and
remarkable for having several birdlike features.
 
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