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am·ni·ote  (mn-t)

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Any of a group of vertebrates that have an amnion during embryonic development, including reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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[From New Latin amnita, amniotes, from Greek amnin, amnion (influenced by amniotic).]

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amniote [ˈæmnɪəʊt]

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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amniote  (mn-t)

Any of the vertebrates that have an amnion during embryonic development. Reptiles, birds, and mammals are amniotes.

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amniote - 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)