Comp|sog|na|thus

Comp|sog|na|thus
Comp|sog|na|thus «komp SOG nuh thuhs», noun.
a very small dinosaur with a big head and large, sharp teeth, distributed throughout the world from the middle Triassic through the Cretaceous. It measured only 2½ feet long, including its tail.
[< New Latin Compsognathus the genus name < Greek kompsós elegant + gnáthos jaw]

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  • sog — chry·sog·ra·phy; comp·sog·na·thus; dis·sog·e·ny; glos·sog·ra·pher; glos·sog·ra·phy; gyp·sog·ra·phy; hyp·sog·ra·phy; me·sog·na·thous; me·sog·na·thy; mi·sog·a·mist; mi·sog·a·my; mi·sog·y·nism; mi·sog·y·nist; mi·sog·y·ny; no·sog·ra·phy;… …   English syllables

  • thus — acan·thus; a·can·thus; aes·chy·nan·thus; ag·a·pan·thus; ai·lan·thus; am·a·ran·thus; am·i·an·thus; an·tho·cy·a·thus; an·thus; an·thus; ar·chaeo·cy·a·thus; ar·thus; as·pal·a·thus; bry·an·thus; bu·thus; cal·y·can·thus; can·thus; ce·a·no·thus;… …   English syllables

  • compsognathus — comp·sog·na·thus …   English syllables

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  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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