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amniota |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amniota \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Amniota n : higher vertebrates (reptiles; birds; mammals) possessing an amnion during development [syn: {Amniota}]
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