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urbilaterians

urbilaterians is the plural of urbilaterian.

Meaning of urbilaterian

Noun

urbilaterian (plural urbilaterians)

  1. The hypothetical last common ancestor to all bilaterians.
    • There is no fossil record to show that the urbilaterian existed. However, the echoes of the existence of this creature are recorded in stunning clarity in the genes of every living descendant, from fruit fly to spider to human.2007, Aaron G. Filler, The Upright Ape: A New Origin of the Species, page 153

Questions about urbilaterians

What is urbilaterians the plural of?
Urbilaterians is the plural of urbilaterian.

Words near urbilaterians in the dictionary

  1. urbiculture
  2. Urbieta
  3. Urbietas
  4. urbilatarian
  5. urbilaterian
  6. urbilaterians
  7. Urbina
  8. Urbinas
  9. Urbino
  10. URBIs
  11. urbiscript

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