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1. (n.) lamprey
any parasitic eellike fish of the family Petromyzonidae, that attaches to other fishes with its round, sucking mouth lined with rasping teeth.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME lampreye < AF *lampreie (OF lamproie); cf. early ML lamprēda)
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1. (noun) lamprey, lamprey eel, lamper eel
primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
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1. (noun) Lamprey
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
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