gnathostome

• Substantiv, das ein Wirbeltier mit echten Kiefern bezeichnet; große Gruppe, die Fische, Amphibien, Reptilien, Vögel und Säugetiere umfasst.

A noun referring to a vertebrate animal that possesses true jaws, a major group that includes fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

1. Jawed vertebrateC2formalscientific

   A vertebrate animal that possesses true jaws, as opposed to jawless vertebrates like lampreys and hagfish.

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   • Gnathostomes include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
   • The evolution of gnathostomes was a major step in vertebrate history.
   • Fossil records show early gnathostomes from the Silurian period.

   Antonymeagnathancyclostome