English > subphylum Craniata: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals. |
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| Synonyms | Vertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata |
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| Member of | Chordata, phylum Chordata | Comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord |
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| Members | Agnatha, superclass Agnatha | superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws / jaws and pelvic fins |
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| Amniota | Higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development |
| Aves, class Aves | (ornithology) the class of birds |
| Channidae, class Channidae | snakeheads |
| Chondrichthyes, class Chondrichthyes | cartilaginous fishes |
| Gnathostomata, superclass Gnathostomata | Comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws |
| Mammalia, class Mammalia | warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female |
| Osteichthyes, class Osteichthyes | A class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage |
| Pisces | A group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates |
| Placodermi, class Placodermi | Extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws |
| Reptilia, class Reptilia | Class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates |
| amphibia, class Amphibia | The class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water |
| amphibian family | Any family of amphibians |
| amphibian genus | Any genus of amphibians |
| bird family | A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
| bird genus | A genus of birds |
| fish family | Any of various families of fish |
| fish genus | Any of various genus of fish |
| mammal family | A family of mammals |
| mammal genus | A genus of mammals |
| reptile family | A family of reptiles |
| reptile genus | A genus of reptiles |
| vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
| Broader | phylum | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants |
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| Spanish | vertebrados |
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| Catalan | Craniata, Craniat, Vertebrata, Vertebrat |
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