lance·let (l ns l t)n. Any of various small, flattened marine organisms of the subphylum Cephalochordata, structurally similar to the vertebrates but having a notochord rather than a true vertebral column. Also called amphioxus. |
lancelet [ˈlɑːnslɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several marine animals of the genus Branchiostoma (formerly Amphioxus), esp B. lanceolatus, that are closely related to the vertebrates: subphylum Cephalochordata (cephalochordates) Also called amphioxus
[referring to the slender shape]
| lancelet (lnslt) Any of various small, transparent, fishlike marine organisms of the subphylum Cephalochordata that are related to vertebrates but have a notochord instead of a true backbone. Unlike other primitive chordates, lancelets have a body divided into serially repeated muscular segments. Also called amphioxus. |
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| Noun | 1. |  lancelet - small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebratescephalochordate - fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column genus Amphioxus - type genus of the Amphioxidae |
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