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GNATHOSTOMATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Gnathostomata mean?
• GNATHOSTOMATA (noun)
The noun GNATHOSTOMATA has 1 sense:
1. comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
Familiarity information: GNATHOSTOMATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Gnathostomata; superclass Gnathostomata
Hypernyms ("Gnathostomata" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "Gnathostomata"):
gnathostome (a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws)
Holonyms ("Gnathostomata" is a member of...):
Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)
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