Gnathostome
/ˈnæθəstəʊm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha
"Current conceptions of gnathostome phylogeny depict a rather simplistic arrangement of nominally monophyletic and, apparently, morphologically disparate groups."
- 2 a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws wordnet
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More examples"Current conceptions of gnathostome phylogeny depict a rather simplistic arrangement of nominally monophyletic and, apparently, morphologically disparate groups."
Etymology
From translingual Gnathostomata.