agnathan

[ ag-nuh-thuhn ]

noun

1. any member of the vertebrate class Agnatha.

adjective

1. agnathous.

agnathan

/ æɡˈneɪθən /

noun

1. any jawless eel-like aquatic vertebrate of the superclass Agnatha , which includes the lampreys and hagfishes

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the superclass Agnatha See also cyclostome

agnathan

/ ăg′nə-thən /

Adjective

1. Lacking a jaw.

Noun

1. See jawless fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of agnathan¹

Agnath(a) + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of agnathan¹

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