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bilaterian

bilaterian noun: any animal that has bilateral symmetry, collectively grouped in the clade Bilateria.

bilaterian: any animal that has bilateral symmetry, collectively grouped in the clade Bilateria
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Noun

bilaterian (plural bilaterians or bilateria)

  1. Any animal that has bilateral symmetry, collectively grouped in the clade Bilateria.
    • Whatever the phylogenetic relationship among bilaterians and the diploblastic phyla, there was clearly a significant expansion in genomic information within the internode that connects the bilaterian clade to other branches.2005, N. S. Sharma, Continuity And Evolution Of Animals, page 91
    • Lacking body cavities and both circulatory and excretory organs, with subepidermal nerve plexuses and 'brains' represented, if at all, by thickened anterior commissures, and with simple reproductive set-ups, acoels come close to representing a model stem ancestor for bilaterians.2007, J. W. Valentine, “Seeing ghosts: Neoproterozoic bilaterian body plans”, in Patricia Vickers-Rich, Patricia Komarower, editors, The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota, page 372

bilaterian meaning in Persian

bilaterian in Persian

any animal that has bilateral symmetry, collectively grouped in the clade Bilateria
دوسوئی

Forms of bilaterian

pluralbilaterians
pluralbilateria

Origin of bilaterian

Compare bilateral.

Words formed from bilaterian

Questions about bilaterian

What does bilaterian mean?
Bilaterian means any animal that has bilateral symmetry, collectively grouped in the clade Bilateria.
What is bilaterian in Persian?
Bilaterian in Persian is دوسوئی. See Bilaterian meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is bilaterian?
Bilaterian is a noun.
What is the plural of bilaterian?
The plural of bilaterian is bilaterians.

Words near bilaterian in the dictionary

  1. bilateralness
  2. bilaterals
  3. bilateran
  4. bilaterans
  5. bilateria
  6. bilaterian
  7. bilaterians
  8. bilats
  9. bilattice
  10. bilattices
  11. Bilay

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