superclass Agnatha

superclass Agnatha
noun
superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
Syn: ↑Agnatha
Hypernyms: ↑class
Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑Craniata, ↑subphylum Craniata
Member Meronyms:

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  • Agnatha — noun superclass of eel shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms • Syn: ↑superclass Agnatha • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Agnatha — (Greek, no jaws ) is a paraphyletic [cite book|last=Purnell|first=M. A.|authorlink=|editor=Derek E. G. Briggs and Peter R. Crowther|year=2001|title=Palaeobiology II|publisher=Blackwell Publishing|location=Oxford|isbn=0 632 05149 3|page=p401; Note …   Wikipedia

  • agnathan — /ag neuh theuhn/, n. 1. any member of the vertebrate class Agnatha. adj. 2. agnathous. [AGNATH(A) + AN] * * * ▪ fish Introduction   any member of the group of primitive, jawless fishes (fish) that includes the lampreys (lamprey) (order… …   Universalium

  • agnathan — 1. adjective Belonging or pertaining to the superclass Agnatha, the jawless vertebrates. Haikouichthys is one of three species of jawless (or agnathan) fish to be found in the Early Cambrian period. 2. noun A member of the superclass Agnatha of… …   Wiktionary

  • jawless fish — noun eel shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms • Syn: ↑jawless vertebrate, ↑agnathan • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic vertebrate • Hyponyms: ↑ostracoderm, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ostracodermi — noun extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear • Syn: ↑order Ostracodermi • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Agnatha, ↑superclass Agnatha • Member Me …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thelodonti — Temporal range: 453–359 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • Craniata — noun fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals • Syn: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Craniata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • subphylum Craniata — noun fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals • Syn: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑Craniata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • subphylum Vertebrata — noun fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals • Syn: ↑Vertebrata, ↑Craniata, ↑subphylum Craniata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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