SUPERCLASS GNATHOSTOMATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does superclass Gnathostomata mean? 

• SUPERCLASS GNATHOSTOMATA (noun)
  The noun SUPERCLASS GNATHOSTOMATA has 1 sense:

1. comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws

  Familiarity information: SUPERCLASS GNATHOSTOMATA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERCLASS GNATHOSTOMATA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gnathostomata; superclass Gnathostomata

Hypernyms ("superclass Gnathostomata" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "superclass Gnathostomata"):

gnathostome (a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws)

Holonyms ("superclass Gnathostomata" is a member of...):

Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)