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GNATHOSTOMATA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws

Synonyms:

Gnathostomata; superclass Gnathostomata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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