English Dictionary

amniote

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈam.nɪ.əʊt/

名詞

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

日本語の意味

羊膜類：発生段階で羊膜を持つ脊椎動物のグループ。具体的には、哺乳類、鳥類、爬虫類などが含まれる。

The paleontologist explained how the fossil, clearly an amniote, showed adaptations for life away from water.

古生物学者は、その化石が明らかに羊膜類であることを説明し、水から離れた生活への適応が見られると述べた。

意味（1）

(biology) Any 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.

amniotes （ plural ）