amniote


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amniote /ˈamnɪəʊt/
noun Zoology an animal whose embryo develops in an amnion and chorion and has an allantois, i.e. a mammal, bird, or reptile.
– origin C19: from mod. L. Amniota, back-form. from amniotic (see amnion).
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