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Agnatha
Ag·na·tha
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nə
θə
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noun
the class of vertebrates comprising the lampreys, hagfishes, and several extinct forms, having no jaws or paired appendages.
Origin:
1875–80;
<
Neo-Latin,
equivalent to
Greek
a-
a-
6
+
-gnatha,
neuter plural of
-gnathos
-gnathous
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agnatha
noun
superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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