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compsognathuses

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comp⋅sog⋅na⋅thus

  [komp-sog-nuh-thuhs]
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–noun
any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Compsognathus, of late Jurassic age, having a slender body that reached a length of 30 in. (76 cm).
Origin:
< NL (1859) < Gk kompsó(s) elegant + -gnathos -gnathous
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