maniraptor

Definitions of maniraptor

1. noun

   advanced carnivorous theropod
   types:

   oviraptorid

   advanced carnivorous theropod

   velociraptor

   small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs

   dromaeosaur

   a kind of maniraptor

   deinonychus

   swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous

   superslasher, utahraptor

   large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot; early Cretaceous

   Mononychus olecranus

   a turkey-sized long-legged fossil 75 million years old found in the Gobi Desert having bird-like fused wrist bones and keeled breastbone and a long tail resembling a dinosaur's; short forelimbs end in a single claw instead of wings; classification as bird or dinosaur is in dispute

   type of:

   bird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur

   any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs