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Word | Lamprey |
primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue / 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. / an eellike aquatic jawless vertebrate that has a sucker mouth with horny teeth and a rasping tongue. The adult is often parasitic, attaching itself to other fish and sucking their blood., | |
Usage | ⇒ These conditions support a rich diversity of invertebrate life and important game fisheries, such as brown trout, brook lamprey , salmon, crayfish, and otter. |
Synonyms | eel, fish, lamper eel, lamprey eel, tuna, albacore, anchovy, barracuda, bass, blackfish, bluegill, bowfin, carp, catfish, char, cod, conger, crappie, dogfish, eels, |
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