Agnatha

[ ag-nuh-thuh ]
/ ˈæg nə θə /

noun

the class of vertebrates comprising the lampreys, hagfishes, and several extinct forms, having no jaws or paired appendages.

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Origin of Agnatha

1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek a- a-6 + -gnatha, neuter plural of -gnathos -gnathous
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