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Compsognathus

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Comp`sog´na`thus    (kǒmp`sǒg´nå`thŭs)
n.1.(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.
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Noun1.Compsognathuscompsognathus - very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria
bird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur - any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
genus Compsognathus - a reptile genus of Theropoda


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A Dalmatian strains eagerly at the leash before a small, frightened looking Compsognathus.
Dinosaur Encore by Bush, Margaret A. / The Horn Book Magazine
Peter Wellnhofer of the Bavarian State Collection of Paleontology and Historical Geology in Munich reports in the June 24 SCIENCE that he has identified a new Archaeopteryx specimen, which had been found many years ago and misidentified as the dinousaur Compsognathus.
Smile when you call me a dinosaur by Science News
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