Gnathostome

//ˈnæθəstəʊm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws wordnet

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agnathan

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"Current conceptions of gnathostome phylogeny depict a rather simplistic arrangement of nominally monophyletic and, apparently, morphologically disparate groups."

Etymology

From translingual Gnathostomata.

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