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compsognathus
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compsognathus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kompo`s elegant, pretty + gna`qos jaw.].
A genus of carnivorous Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation with a slender body, and remarkable for having several birdlike features. It reached a length of 30 inches when adult. [1913 Webster]
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