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Amniota

Amniota Meaning & Definition
Amniota Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amniota?

[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

Amniota In Webster's Dictionary

\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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