Agnatha

[ag-nuh-thuh]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Agnatha¹

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

Example Sentences

Radula with elongated and pointed teeth, like those of the Agnatha; a jaw present.

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Despite this, the play’s most memorable characters are Agnatha’s African colleagues at the community center where she teaches.

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