Compsognathus /(kŏmp*sŏg"nȧ*thŭs)/

Comp·sog·na·thus

Compsognathus

n.
  1. 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. (Zool.)