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jawless

jawless adjective: lacking a jaw.

Adjective

jawless (not comparable)

  1. Lacking a jaw.
    • Jawless fishes, such as lampreys, often have large and sharp teeth.

Origin of jawless

From jaw + -less.

Words formed from jawless

Questions about jawless

What does jawless mean?
Jawless means lacking a jaw.
What part of speech is jawless?
Jawless is an adjective.

Words near jawless in the dictionary

  1. jawjutting
  2. jawl
  3. jawled
  4. jawler
  5. jawlers
  6. jawless
  7. jawlessness
  8. jawlike
  9. jawline
  10. jawlined
  11. jawlines

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