Found 2 items, similar to Compsognathus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: compsognathus
compsognathus
n : very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic
in Bavaria
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Compsognathus
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 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]