VerbarMarsipobranchia
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 .
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