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maniraptoran

maniraptoran noun: any of a group of advanced theropods, of the clade Maniraptora, thought to be ancestors of both dinosaurs and birds.

Noun

maniraptoran (plural maniraptorans)

  1. Any of a group of advanced theropods, of the clade Maniraptora, thought to be ancestors of both dinosaurs and birds.
    • Unlike lizards and many other dinosaur groups, maniraptorans (including birds) do not shed their skin in large sections, as this would interfere with the feathers.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 125

Forms of maniraptoran

pluralmaniraptorans

Origin of maniraptoran

Maniraptora + -an

Questions about maniraptoran

What does maniraptoran mean?
Maniraptoran means any of a group of advanced theropods, of the clade Maniraptora, thought to be ancestors of both dinosaurs and birds.
What part of speech is maniraptoran?
Maniraptoran is a noun.
What is the plural of maniraptoran?
The plural of maniraptoran is maniraptorans.

Words near maniraptoran in the dictionary

  1. Manipurization
  2. Manipurologist
  3. Manipurologists
  4. Manipurology
  5. Maniq
  6. maniraptoran
  7. maniraptorans
  8. maniraptoriform
  9. maniraptoriforms
  10. manis
  11. Manisa

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