Definitions for "amniote"
An organism that lays eggs that can be incubated in air (externally) because the embryo is enclosed by a fluid-filled sac. Birds and reptiles are amniotes.
A tetrapod that lays shelled eggs, such as reptiles and birds.
An animal that produces an embryo within a sac that contains amniotic fluid. Amniotes include turtles, lizards, snakes, tuataras, crocodilians, birds, and mammals.
Keywords:  member
any member of the Amniota.