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lamprey
n.
eel-like fish having a rounded mouth and horny teeth
Lamprey
Lampreys (sometimes also called
lamprey eels) are any
jawless fish of the
order Petromyzontiformes. The adult lamprey may be characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. The common name "lamprey" is probably derived from
Latin lampetra, which may mean "stone licker" ( "to lick" + "stone"), though the etymology is uncertain.
lamprey
Noun
1. primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
(synonym) lamprey eel, lamper eel
(hypernym) jawless vertebrate, jawless fish, agnathan
(hyponym) sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
(member-holonym) Petromyzontidae, family Petromyzontidae
Lamprey
(n.)
An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus Petromyzon, and allied genera. The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth, without jaws, but set with numerous minute teeth, and one to three larger teeth on the palate (see Illust. of Cyclostomi). There are seven small branchial openings on each side.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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