Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Compsognathus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and
remarkable for having several birdlike features.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
compsognathus
n : very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic
in Bavaria
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