Agnatha

[ag-nuh-thuh]

noun

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

Origin of Agnatha

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

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Historical Examples of agnatha

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