maniraptoran

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noun

Any of a group of advanced theropods, of the clade Maniraptora, thought to be ancestors of both dinosaurs and birds.

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Meanings

nounmaniraptoran (plural maniraptorans)

plural maniraptorans

  1. biologyAny 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

Origin

Maniraptora + -an

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APA

maniraptoran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maniraptoran

MLA

“maniraptoran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maniraptoran. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maniraptoran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maniraptoran.

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