compsognathus

American

[komp-sog-nuh-thuhs] / kɒmpˈsɒg nə θəs /

noun

any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Compsognathus, of late Jurassic age, having a slender body that reached a length of 30 inches (76 centimeters).

From New Latin (1859), from Greek kompsó(s) “elegant” + -gnathos “jawed”; see -gnathous

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