• (n. pl.) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. Called also Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii.Marsipobranchia: words in the definitio...
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<zoology> A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterised by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. ... Synonym: Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A pouch + a g...
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Mar'si·po·bran'chi·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a pouch + ... a gill.]
(Zoology) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lamp...
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