agnathous

American

[ag-nuh-thuhs] / ˈæg nə θəs /

Also agnathic.

adjective

Zoology.

having no jaws.
belonging or pertaining to the class Agnatha.

agnathous British

/ æɡˈneɪθəs /

adjective

zoology (esp of lampreys and hagfishes) lacking jaws

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Etymology

Origin of agnathous

First recorded in 1875–80; Agnatha, -ous

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A similar history must have been slowly brought about when this second mandibulate somite in its turn became agnathous and passed in front of the mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

Agnathous: without jaws; specifically applied to those Neuropteroid series in which the mouth structures are obsolescent.

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