Compsognathus
Compsognathus (komp*sog"nȧ*thus) , noun
[New Latin, from Greek kompo`s elegant, pretty + gna`qos jaw.]
(Zoology) 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.