pennaraptoran
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[edit]Noun
[edit]pennaraptoran (plural pennaraptorans)
- Any member of the clade Pennaraptora, which includes birds and some of their extinct maniraptoran relatives.
Usage notes
[edit]Although modern birds are also pennaraptorans, the term is mostly used in reference to their ancestors and relatives before the emergence of modern birds, and to the clade as a whole.