amniote
English Thesaurus
1. any member of the Amniota (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | craniate, vertebrate, |
definition | : | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium (noun.animal) |
part holonym | : | amnion, amnios, amniotic sac, |
definition | : | thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) (noun.animal) |
part holonym | : | chorion, |
definition | : | the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | amniota, |
definition | : | higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development (noun.animal) |
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