suborder Maniraptora

Thesaurus

Noun

1.suborder Maniraptora - advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birdsManiraptoraanimal order - the order of animalssuborder Theropoda, Theropoda - carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceousmaniraptor - advanced carnivorous theropodoviraptorid - advanced carnivorous theropodgenus Velociraptor - advanced carnivorous theropodDromaeosauridae, family Dromaeosauridae - swift-running bipedal dinosaursgenus Mononychus - authorities disagree over whether to classify the genus as bird or dinosaur