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plural maniraptorans
(biology) Any of a group of advanced theropods, of the clade Maniraptora, thought to be ancestors of both dinosaurs and birds. quotations
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