Compsognathus

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(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.

Noun

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compsognathus - very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria

bird-footed dinosaur, genus Compsognathus, theropod, theropod dinosaur