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Marsipobranchia
Webster's Dictionary
(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Marsipobranchia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/marsipobranchia.html. 1828.