gnathostome

/ˈnæθəstəʊm/

gnathostome noun: any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha.

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Noun

gnathostome (plural gnathostomes)

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.2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436

সরীসৃপ

plural	gnathostomes

From translingual Gnathostomata.

What does gnathostome mean?: Gnathostome means any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha.
What is gnathostome in Bengali?: Gnathostome in Bengali is সরীসৃপ. See Gnathostome meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is gnathostome?: Gnathostome is a noun.
How do you pronounce gnathostome?: Gnathostome is pronounced /ˈnæθəstəʊm/.
What is the plural of gnathostome?: The plural of gnathostome is gnathostomes.

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