COMPSOGNATHUS

Meaning of COMPSOGNATHUS in English

/komp sog"neuh theuhs/ , n.

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).

[ kompsó ( s ) elegant + -gnathos -GNATHOUS ]

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COMPSOGNATHUS — kämpˈsägnəthəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kompso- (from kompsos elegant) + New Latin -gnathus -gnathous; probably akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPSOGNATHUS — (n.) A genus of Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and remarkable for having several birdlike features.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPSOGNATHUS — ( n. ) A genus of Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and remarkable for having several birdlike features.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPSOGNATHUS — noun a genus of dinosauria found in the jurassic formation, and remarkable for having several birdlike features.
Webster English vocab
COMPSOGNATHUS — genus of very small predaceous dinosaurs in Europe during the Late Jurassic Period (163 to 144 million years ago). One …
Britannica English vocabulary
THEROPOD — Any species of bipedal, carnivorous saurischian in the suborder Theropoda. The chicken-sized Compsognathus ,the smallest known adult dinosaur, probably weighed …
Английский словарь Британика
THEROPODA — thiˈräpədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ther- + -poda : a suborder of Saurischia that comprises carnivorous …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DINOSAURIA — (n. pl.) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present …
Английский словарь Webster
DINOSAURIA — ( n. pl. ) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DINOSAURIA — noun ·pl an order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). notwithstanding their size, they present …
Webster English vocab
THEROPOD — any member of a suborder (Theropoda) of saurischian (reptile-hipped) dinosaurs. The theropods included all the carnivorous or predaceous dinosaurs except …
Britannica English vocabulary
DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT — area in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, U.S., set aside in 1915 to preserve rich fossil beds that include dinosaur …
Britannica English vocabulary
THEROPOD — n. Any species of bipedal, carnivorous saurischian in the suborder Theropoda. The chicken-sized Compsognathus ,the smallest known adult dinosaur, probably …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAMMOTH — Synonyms and related words : Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean, Homeric, Jumbo, abysmal, ammonite, amplitudinous, ankylosaur, archaeohippus, archaeotherium, archelon, arthrodiran, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DINOSAUR — Synonyms and related words : alligator, ammonite, ankylosaur, archaeohippus, archaeotherium, archelon, arthrodiran, aurochs, bothriolepis, brachiosaur, brontops, brontothere, coccostean, coelodont, compsognathus, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DINOSAUR — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Dinosaurs Alamosaurus Melanorosaurus Albertosaurus Microvenator Allosaurus Monoclonius Anchiceratops Orthinomimus Anchisaurus Orthitholestes Ankylosaurus Ostrich dinosaur …
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