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amniote

American

[am-nee-oht] / ˈæm niˌoʊt /

noun

any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.

amniote British

/ ˈæmnɪəʊt /

noun

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 Scientific

/ ăm′nē-ōt′ /

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

Etymology

Origin of amniote

< New Latin amniota; amnion, -ote

Example Sentences

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The findings indicate that stem amniote relatives were experimenting with plant eating earlier than previously believed.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Victoria Gill, NYC, 2017 The only tattoo on Victoria’s body is the amniote vertebrae of a snake.

From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2020

Snakes, the carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, are universally sinister-looking amniote vertebrates.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2019

The trunk of the amniote phylogenetic tree is the ancestral amniote.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The genealogical tree of the amniote group is clearly indicated in its chief lines by their paleontology, comparative anatomy, and ontogeny.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

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