AGNATHA

Meaning of AGNATHA in English

/ag"neuh theuh/ , n.

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

[ 1875-80; a- A- 6 + -gnatha, neut. pl. of -gnathos -GNATHOUS ]

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AGNATHA — ˈagnəthə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + -gnatha 1. : a superclass or other division …
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AGNATHA — n. class of vertebrates that have no jaws or paired limbs (including lampreys, hagfishes, etc.)
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AGNATHA — class of primitive, jawless fishes that contains the lampreys and hagfishes (collectively, cyclostomes) and some extinct groups. Living species of …
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AGNATHA — Бесчелюстные
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JAWLESS FISH — noun Date: circa 1941 any of the taxonomic group (Agnatha) of primitive vertebrates without jaws including cyclostomes and extinct related …
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HAGFISH — Any of about 30 species of primitive jawless fishes in two families of the class Agnatha. The Myxinidae are found …
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OSTRACODERMI — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdərˌmī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ostrac- + -dermi (from Greek derma skin) — more at derm- …
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MARSIPOBRANCHIA — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbraŋkēə or mar·si·po·bran·chi·a·ta ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌbraŋkēˈäd.ə, -ˈād.ə ; or mar·si·po·bran·chii ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbraŋkēˌī Etymology: New Latin, from Greek marsipos, marsypos pouch + New Latin …
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JAWLESS FISH — noun : any of the primitive vertebrates comprising the superclass Agnatha
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GNATHOSTOMATA — ˌnāthəˈstōməd.ə, ˌnath- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from gnath- + -stomata : a superclass or other division of …
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CYCLOSTOMI — -ˌmī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cycl- + -stomi : a class of lowly vertebrates formerly an …
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CHONDRICHTHYES — -thēˌēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chondr- + Greek ichthyes, plural of ichthys fish — more at …
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AGNATHOUS — ˈagnəthəs adjective also ag·nath·ic (ˈ)ag|nathik, (ˈ)ā|n- Etymology: a- (II) + Greek gnathos + English -ous or -ic 1. : having …
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AGNATHOSTOMATA — ˌagnəthəˈstōməd.ə, |āˌnath- Etymology: New Latin a- (II) + Greek gnathos jaw + New Latin -stomata synonym of agnatha
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CYCLOSTOME — /suy"kleuh stohm', sik"leuh-/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Cyclostomata, a subclass of jawless, eellike, marine vertebrates of …
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AGNATHOUS — /ag"neuh theuhs/ , adj. Zool. 1. having no jaws. 2. belonging or pertaining to the class Agnatha. Also, agnathan, agnathic …
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AGNATHAN — /ag"neuh theuhn/ , n. 1. any member of the vertebrate class Agnatha. adj. 2. agnathous. [ AGNATH(A) + -AN ]
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AGNATHOUS — adj. having no jaws; (Zoology) belonging to the family Agnatha (jawless vertebrates)
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JAWLESS FISH — noun Date: circa 1941 : any of the taxonomic group (Agnatha) of primitive vertebrates without jaws including cyclostomes and extinct …
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JAWLESS FISH — [jaw.less fish] n (ca. 1941): any of the taxonomic group (Agnatha) of primitive vertebrates without jaws including cyclostomes and extinct …
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VERTEBRATE — also called Craniata, any animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, the predominant subphylum of the phylum Chordata. They have backbones, from …
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OSTRACODERM — any of an extinct group of small, fishlike Paleozoic vertebrates, members of which belonged to several orders particularly abundant in …
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LAMPREY — any of about 22 species of primitive, fishlike, jawless vertebrates placed with hagfishes in the class Agnatha. Lampreys belong to …
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JAWLESS FISH — any of numerous primitive, fishlike, jawless vertebrates comprising the class Agnatha, which includes the lampreys, hagfishes, and some extinct groups. …
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HOLOSTEAN — any member of the subclass, or infraclass, Holostei, a group of archaic, bony fishes represented by the bowfin and the …
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HAGFISH — also called slime eel, any of about 30 species of marine vertebrates placed with the lampreys in the class Agnatha. …
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CYCLOSTOME — any member of the order Cyclostomata (class Agnatha), which contains the lamprey and the hagfish (qq.v.). These fish are characterized …
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AGNATHAN — any of the class Agnatha of primitive, jawless fishes that includes the lampreys and hagfishes (order Cyclostomata), as well as …
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