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maniraptorans

maniraptorans is the plural of maniraptoran.

Meaning of maniraptoran

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

Questions about maniraptorans

What is maniraptorans the plural of?
Maniraptorans is the plural of maniraptoran.

Words near maniraptorans in the dictionary

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

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