n. A small carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the genus Coelophysis of the Triassic Period, having a long neck and tail and an elongated snout. [New Latin Coelophysis, genus name : Greek koilos, hollow; see keuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Greek phusis, form; see bheuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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