See Also: agnathan(dictionary)

agnathan (iou)



agnathan noun & adjective. M20.
[from mod. Latin Agnatha (see below), from Greek A-10 + gnathos jaw: see -AN.]
A. noun. A primitive jawless vertebrate of the superclass Agnatha (or Marsipobranchii), which includes the lampreys, the hagfishes, and many fossil fishes. M20.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Agnatha. L20.