Agnatha

American

[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.

Etymology

Origin of Agnatha

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

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Agnatha

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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