lam·prey (l m pr )n. pl. lam·preys 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. [Middle English lamprei, from Old French lampreie, from Medieval Latin lampr da.] |
lamprey [ˈlæmprɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any eel-like cyclostome vertebrate of the family Petromyzonidae, having a round sucking mouth for clinging to and feeding on the blood of other animals Also called lamper eel See also sea lamprey
[from Old French lamproie, from Late Latin lamprēda; origin obscure]
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| Noun | 1. |  lamprey - primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongueagnathan, jawless fish, jawless vertebrate - eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms family Petromyzontidae, Petromyzontidae - lampreys Petromyzon marinus, sea lamprey - large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes |
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