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Meaning of AMNIOTA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  higher vertebrates (reptiles; birds; mammals) possessing an amnion during development
 
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 See Also: amniote, Craniata, craniate, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata, vertebrate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Am`ni*o"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Amnion}.] (Zo["o]l.)
That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic
life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the
reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.
 

 

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