- Compsognathus
- Compsognathus genus of small dinosaurs, Modern Latin, from Gk. kompsos "refined, elegant" + gnathos "jaw" (see GNATHIC (Cf. gnathic)).
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Compsognathus
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Compsognathus — Skelettrekonstruktion von Compsognathus im North American Museum of Ancient Life Zeitraum Oberjura (unteres Tithonium)[1] 151 bis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Compsognathus — Compsognathus … Wikipédia en Français
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
Compsognāthus — Compsognāthus, s. Dinosaurier … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Compsognathus — [griechisch kompsós »geziert, fein« und gnáthos »Kinnbacke«], Dinosauriergattung, Coelurosaurier … Universal-Lexikon
Compsognathus — Compsognathus … Wikipedia Español
Compsognathus — Eumetazoa Compsognathus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 150 Ma … Wikipedia
Compsognathus — Compsognathus … Wikipédia en Français
compsognathus — /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). [ < NL (1859) < Gk kompsó(s) elegant + gnathos GNATHOUS] * * * ▪ dinosaur … Universalium
compsognathus — noun very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria • Hypernyms: ↑theropod, ↑theropod dinosaur, ↑bird footed dinosaur • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Compsognathus … Useful english dictionary
