2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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.] (Zool.) A genus of carnivorous Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation with a slender body, and remarkable for having several birdlike features. It reached a length of 30 inches when adult. [1913 Webster +PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: compsognathus n : very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria
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