Compsognathus
Translingual
editEtymology
editCoined from Ancient Greek κομψός (kompsós, “elegant, refined, or dainty”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”)
Proper noun
edit†Compsognathus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Compsognathidae – small, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs, about the size of a turkey, which lived around 150 million years ago.