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Definition: Amniota

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development.[Wordnet].

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Date "Amniota" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1912. (references)

Etymology:Amniota \Am`ni*o"ta\, plural noun. [New Latin expression. See Amnion.]. (references)

Definition: Amniota

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Amniota" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1912. (references)

Etymology:Amniota \Am`ni*o"ta\, plural noun. [New Latin expression. See Amnion.]. (references)