Agnathic
//æɡˈnæθɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Jawless. not-comparable
"[…] the heads are inverted and agnathic (lacking a lower jaw) […]"
- 2 Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia. not-comparable
"[…]an imperforate pharynx which existed in an agnathic lamb."
Synonyms
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More examples"[…] the heads are inverted and agnathic (lacking a lower jaw) […]"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ic.
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