amniote

Noun

Meaning

any member of the Amniota

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

vertebrate amniota

Hypernyms

vertebrate craniate

Hyponyms

wolf bear cat chicken deer rat

Related terms

amniotic amniotic fluid amnion amniocentesis amnio amniotic sac

Anagrams

ominate anomite iomante Maniote monetai manitoe

Examples

Description Size comparison of male S. punctatus and human The tuatara is considered the most unspecialised living amniote ; the brain and mode of locomotion resemble those of amphibians and the heart is more primitive than that of any other reptile. Source: Internet

Environmental sex determination preceded the genetically determined systems of birds and mammals; it is thought that a temperature-dependent amniote was the common ancestor of amniotes with sex chromosomes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

amnioserosa amnioserosal amniota amniotic amniotic acid amniotic cavity