HyperDic: agnatha

English > 1 sense of the word Agnatha:
NOUNanimalAgnatha, superclass Agnathasuperclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws / jaws and pelvic fins
English > Agnatha: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsuperclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws / jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms.
Synonymsuperclass Agnatha
Member ofVertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniatafishes
MembersAnaspida, order AnaspidaExtinct order of jawless vertebrates
Conodonta, order Conodonta, Conodontophorida, order ConodontophoridaExtinct order of primitive vertebrates
Cyclostomata, order CyclostomataPrimitive jawless aquatic vertebrate
Ostracodermi, order OstracodermiExtinct group of armored jawless vertebrates
jawless vertebrate, jawless fish, agnathaneel-shaped vertebrate without jaws / jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanishagnatos
CatalanAgnatha, Àgnat

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