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gnathostoma
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gnathostoma, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. gna`qos the jaw + , , the mouth.].
A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma ), which lack them. [1913 Webster]
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