Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.

More definitions
  • any member of the Amniota

Translations

4 languages

Origin

From scientific Latin Amniota. Thus, by surface analysis, amnio- + -ote.

From scientific Latin Amniota. Thus, by surface analysis, amnio- + -ote.

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