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jawless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English jaw Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English jawless From jaw + -less.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Lacking a jaw.
   • Jawless fishes, such as lampreys, often have large and sharp teeth.

Deriveds

jawlessness

Translations (4)

nl kaakloos (lacking a jaw) · de kieferlos (lacking a jaw) · it senza mascella (lacking a jaw) · cy di-ên (lacking a jaw)