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am·ni·ote

 (ăm′nē-ōt′)
n.
Any of numerous vertebrates of the group Amniota, characteristically having an amnion during embryonic development and including the reptiles, birds, and mammals.
[From New Latin amniōta, amniotes, from Greek amniōn, amnion (influenced by amniotic).]
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amniote

(ˈæmnɪəʊt)
n
(Zoology) any vertebrate animal, such as a reptile, bird, or mammal, that possesses an amnion, chorion, and allantois during embryonic development. Compare anamniote
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.amniote - any member of the Amniotaamniote - any member of the Amniota    
craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
Amniota - higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
amnion, amnios, amniotic sac - thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
chorion - the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
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