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Definitions of lamprey in various dictionaries:
noun - primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
noun - an eellike fish
LAMPREY - Lampreys (sometimes also called, inaccurately, lamprey eels) are an ancient lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, placed in the su...
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| This primitive eel-like fish almost caused the extermination of the Great Lakes trout |
| Among the most primitive fish are the hagfish & this other scaleless fish that looks like an eel |
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| Any of various primitive elongated freshwater or anadromous fishes of the family Petromyzontidae, characteristically having a jawless sucking mouth with rasping teeth. Also called lamper eel. |
| primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue |
| a long, snake-like fish that uses its sucking mouth to feed off the blood of other animals |
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| Lampreys (sometimes also called, inaccurately, lamprey eels) are an ancient lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, placed in the superclass Cyclostomata. 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" (lambere "to lick" + petra "stone"), though the etymology is uncertain.There are about 38 known extant species of lampreys. "Parasitic" carnivorous species are the most well-known, and feed by boring into the flesh of other fish to suck their blood; but only 18 species of lampreys engage in this lifestyle (more correctly known as "micro-predation"). Of the 18 parasitic species, nine are anadromous (some of them also have freshwater populations), and nine live exclusively in freshwater. All non-parasitic forms are freshwater species. Carnivorous lampreys will also attach themselves to larger animals for mobility purposes. Adults of the non-carn |