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agnathan

[ ag-nuh-thuhn ]

noun

  1. any member of the vertebrate class Agnatha.


adjective

agnathan

/ æɡˈneɪθən /

noun

  1. any jawless eel-like aquatic vertebrate of the superclass Agnatha , which includes the lampreys and hagfishes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the superclass Agnatha See also cyclostome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

agnathan

/ ăgnə-thən /

Adjective

  1. Lacking a jaw.

Noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of agnathan1

C19: from New Latin agnatha , from a- 1+ Greek gnathos jaw

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