gnathostome

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/ˈnæθəstəʊm/

noun

Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha

Origintranslingual Gnathostomata →
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Meanings

noungnathostome (plural gnathostomes)

plural gnathostomes

  1. biologyAny 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

Origin

  1. translingualGnathostomata
  2. Englishgnathostome

From translingual Gnathostomata.

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APA

gnathostome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnathostome

MLA

“gnathostome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnathostome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnathostome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnathostome.

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