agnathous
/ˈæɡ.nə.θəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Example Sentences
- "The Onchidiidæ are described as agnathous, but I am confident of having observed the jaw figured."
- "The mouth is a transverse slit, which shows no teeth, nor any jaws properly so called, and therefore affords an apparent support to the agnathous theory of the Ostracodermi."
- "This and related agnathous (jawless), finless forms inhabited shallow seas or estuarine habitats[…]."
- "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."
- "Dr Underhill exhibited an agnathous and hydrocephalic fœtus. This was an instance of the rare abnormality due to defect of the lower jaw."
- "Upon this view an agnathous fœtus may be regarded as sometimes due to a posterior dichotomy, which has ultimately become a complete separation, and in which the two fœtuses have developed equally during a considerable part of intra-uterine life."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ous, equivalent to a- + -gnathous.