Marsipobranchiata

Marsipobranchiata
Marsipobranchia Mar"si*po*bran"chi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pouch + ? a gill.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. [1913 Webster]

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