Definition of craniate Craniate

cra•ni•ate

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What does craniate mean?

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Noun
craniate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
		vertebrate
		chordate any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
		craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
		fetus, foetus an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
		amniota higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
		amniote any member of the Amniota
		aquatic vertebrate animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water
		gnathostome a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws
		bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
		amphibian cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
		reptile, reptilian any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
		mammal, mammalian any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
		tetrapod a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages
		belly the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
		tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
		caudal appendage tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus
		costa, rib a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
		pectus, thorax, chest part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
		pedal extremity, vertebrate foot the extremity of the limb in vertebrates
		dactyl, digit a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables