agnathous

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Definition of agnathous in English English dictionary

Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia

In all the neonates examined from the partially agnathous strain, there was no obvious agenesia of the lower mandible.

Jawless

Parenthetically, this line treatment suggests an attempt to mimic the agnathous (jawless) head, if we suppose that the jaw area was colored suitably dark in contrast to the face proper.

{s} having no jaws; (Zoology) belonging to the family Agnatha (jawless vertebrates)

Hyphenation

ag·na·thous

Synonyms

agnathic, jawless

Etymology

() Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + γνάθος (gnathos, “jaw”) + -ous.