Compsognathus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Coined from Ancient Greek κομψός (kompsós, “elegant, refined, or dainty”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”)

Proper noun

†Compsognathus f

1. 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.

Derived terms

• Procompsognathus