ANAMNIOTE Definition & Meaning

anamniote

[an-am-nee-oht]

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noun

any of the vertebrates of the group Anamnia (Anamniota), comprising the cyclostomes, fishes, and amphibians, characterized by the absence of an amnion during the embryonic stage.

anamniote

/ ænˌæmnɪˈɒtɪk, ænˈæmnɪəʊt /

noun

any vertebrate animal, such as a fish or amphibian, that lacks an amnion, chorion, and allantois during embryonic development Compare amniote

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

anamniotic adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of anamniote¹

< New Latin Anamniota. See an- ¹, amniote

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As you might know, caecilian ancestry has recently been linked with another anamniote group, on which more later.

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The text you’re about to read is a substantially reduced section from the giant anamniote chapter of my in-prep textbook, The Vertebrate Fossil Record, currently over 1000 pages long and still incomplete.

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anamnestic anamorphic

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