Definition of "maniraptoran" []

• Any of a group of advanced therapods, of the clade Maniraptora, thought to be ancestors of both dinosaurs and birds (noun)

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• "This became the mainstream view until the 1970s, when a new look at the anatomical evidence combined with new data from maniraptoran theropods led John Ostrom to successfully resurrect the dinosaur hypothesis."
• "They had black-and-white feathers and the faces of toothy owls along with the typical maniraptoran sickle-claw."
• "At least, lets wait until those studies are in before shaking up the maniraptoran tree."