agnatha (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Agnatha*:
NOUN	animal	Agnatha, superclass Agnatha	superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws / jaws and pelvic fins

English > *Agnatha*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws / jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms.
Synonym	superclass Agnatha
Member of	Vertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata	fishes
Members	Anaspida, order Anaspida	Extinct order of jawless vertebrates
	Conodonta, order Conodonta, Conodontophorida, order Conodontophorida	Extinct order of primitive vertebrates
	Cyclostomata, order Cyclostomata	Primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate
	Ostracodermi, order Ostracodermi	Extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates
	jawless vertebrate, jawless fish, agnathan	eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws / jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
Broader	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanish	agnatos
Catalan	Agnatha, Àgnat

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