amniote

A1M3N1I1O1T1E1
UK/ˈam.nɪ.əʊt/

noun

Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.

OriginLatin Amniota →
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Meanings

nounamniote (plural amniotes)

plural amniotes

  1. biologyAny of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.

    Natural selection responded accordingly and the ultimate result was not just the evolution of more amphibians but ultimately of creatures no longer dependent on an aquatic habitat for reproduction, the so-called amniotes – the animals we know today as reptiles, birds and mammals.

    2011 September 22, Richard Shelton, “Sheep, pig, whale”, in Times Literary Supplement

Origin

  1. LatinAmniota
  2. Englishamniote

From scientific Latin Amniota. Thus, by surface analysis, amnio- + -ote.

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Translations

Afrikaans amniota
  • amniotavertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Chinese Mandarin 羊膜動物 /羊膜动物
  • 羊膜動物 /羊膜动物 (yángmó dòng wù)vertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
French amniote
  • amniotevertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Indonesian amniota
  • amniotavertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Italian amniote
  • amniotevertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Japanese 羊膜類, 有羊膜類
  • 羊膜類 (yōmakurui)vertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
  • 有羊膜類 (yūyōmakurui)vertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
  • 無鰓類 (musairui)vertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Korean 양막류, 유양막류
  • 양막류 (yangmangnyu)vertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
  • 유양막류 (yuyangmangnyu)vertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
  • 무새류 (musaeryu)vertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Latin amniota
  • amniotavertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Persian آبپردهداران
  • آبپردهدارانvertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Polish owodniowiec
  • owodniowiecvertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Portuguese amniota
  • amniotavertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo
Vietnamese động vật có màng ối
  • động vật có màng ốivertebrate having an amnion during the development of the embryo

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anomiteiomanteominate
Cite this entry
APA

amniote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amniote

MLA

“amniote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amniote. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amniote,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amniote.

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