English Dictionary: Gnathostomata | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Gnathostomata | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Gnathostoma \[d8]Gna*thos"to*ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] the jaw + [?], [?], the mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them. [Written also {Gnathostomata}.] |