Compsognathusn.

/kɒmpˈsɒɡnəθəs/

Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek κομψός elegant, dainty + γνάθος jaw.

Palaeontology.

A genus of extinct reptiles, remarkable for their bird-like affinities.

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Compsognathus1869

ornithoscelidan1870

theriodont1876

proganosaur1900

lambeosaur1936

lambeosaurine1960

1869 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 5) x. 403 The wide interval between birds and reptiles has been shown..to be partially bridged over..by the Compsognathus.

1884 G. Allen in Longman's Mag. Jan. 288 Compsognathus may be regarded as filling among its own class the place filled amongst existing mammals by the kangaroo.

1885 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vi. iii. ii. §1 Compsognathus, from the Solenhofen Limestone..possessed a long neck, small head, and long hind limbs on which it must have hopped or walked.

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compˈsognathid adj. and n. (a member) of the extinct family Compsognathidæ (order Deinosauria) to which these creatures belonged.

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compˈsognathous adj.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	compsognathus
释义	Compsognathusn. /kɒmpˈsɒɡnəθəs/ Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek κομψός elegant, dainty + γνάθος jaw. Palaeontology. A genus of extinct reptiles, remarkable for their bird-like affinities. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > miscellaneous types of Compsognathus1869 ornithoscelidan1870 theriodont1876 proganosaur1900 lambeosaur1936 lambeosaurine1960 1869 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 5) x. 403 The wide interval between birds and reptiles has been shown..to be partially bridged over..by the Compsognathus. 1884 G. Allen in Longman's Mag. Jan. 288 Compsognathus may be regarded as filling among its own class the place filled amongst existing mammals by the kangaroo. 1885 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vi. iii. ii. §1 Compsognathus, from the Solenhofen Limestone..possessed a long neck, small head, and long hind limbs on which it must have hopped or walked. Derivatives Categories » compˈsognathid adj. and n. (a member) of the extinct family Compsognathidæ (order Deinosauria) to which these creatures belonged. Categories » compˈsognathous adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1869
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