AGNATHOUS Definition & Meaning

agnathous

[ ag-nuh-thuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Zoology.

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

agnathous

/ æɡˈ�Ա�ɪθə�� /

adjective

zoology (esp of lampreys and hagfishes) lacking jaws

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of agnathous¹

First recorded in 1875–80; Agnatha, -ous

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Example Sentences

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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.

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

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