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GNATHOSTOMATA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
Synonyms:
Gnathostomata; superclass Gnathostomata
Classified under:
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)