Definition of Coelophysis
:a genus of small primitive carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs (suborder Theropoda) of the Upper Triassic of North America
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Coelophysis
noun
Coe·lo·phy·sis
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sēˈlōfəzə̇s
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-läf-
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-sə̇s
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Origin and Etymology of coelophysis
New Latin, from coel- + Greek physis nature, appearance
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