Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Cy·clo·sto·ma·ta Pronunciation:
"sI-klO-'stO-m&t-&, "sik-lO-, -'stäm-&t-& Function:
noun plural : a class or other taxon of primitive vertebrates that have a large jawless sucking mouth, no limbs or paired fins, a wholly cartilaginous skeleton with persistent notochord, and 6 to 14 pairs of gillpouches and that include the lampreys and the hagfishes —compare
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