agnathan meaning

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agnathan (noun): eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms.

Definition of agnathan

  1. eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms

    Synonyms: jawless vertebrate, jawless fish

    Type of: aquatic vertebrate

    Kinds: ostracoderm, heterostracan, osteostracan, anaspid, conodont, cyclostome, lamprey, hagfish

Word lists: words starting with AG · words ending in AN · 8-letter words

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