maniraptora

Questions about maniraptora

What does maniraptora mean?

maniraptora means "advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds".

How many syllables are in maniraptora?

maniraptora has 5 syllables and divides as ma-ni-rap-to-ra under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for maniraptora?

Close synonyms include suborder Maniraptora. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is maniraptora a common word?

maniraptora is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.