Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without jaws; characterized by the absence of jaws. Syd. Soc. Lex.
- Of or pertaining to the Agnatha or Agnathi.
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- adjective
Jawless . - adjective pathology Afflicted by or characteristic of
agnathia .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, "without") + γνάθος (gnathos, "jaw") + -ous. From a- + -gnathous
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Examples
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Fetuses with absence of the maxillæ (Nos. 16 and 17) are in modern terminology called agnathous.
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Fetuses with absence of the maxillae (Nos. 16 and 17) are in modern terminology called agnathous.
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n. - state of being unable to swallow. adj. - having same male forefather; allied; Law, related on father's side; n. such relative. agnation, agnathous adj. - lacking jaws. agnathia, n. agnoiology
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