cyclostome (redirected from cyclostomate)

cy·clo·stome  (skl-stm)

n.

Any of various primitive eellike vertebrates of the class Agnatha, such as a lamprey, lacking jaws and true teeth and having a circular, sucking mouth.

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[From New Latin Cyclostom and Cyclostomata, class names : cyclo- + Greek stoma, stomat-, mouth.]

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cy·closto·mate (s-klst-mt, -mt), cyclo·stoma·tous (skl-stm-ts, -stm-) adj.

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cyclostome [ˈsaɪkləˌstəʊm ˈsɪk-]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and pouchlike gills

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the class Cyclostomata Also marsipobranch

cyclostomate  [saɪˈklɒstəmɪt -ˌmeɪt], cyclostomatous [ˌsaɪkləʊˈstɒmətəs -ˈstəʊmə- ˌsɪk-] adj

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cyclostome  (skl-stm)

Any of various jawless fish of the order Cyclostomata, having a long, eellike body without scales, a cartilaginous skeleton, and a disklike mouth used for sucking juices from prey. Cyclostomes include the hagfish and lampreys, although some scientists classify these two groups as separate orders.

Thesaurus

Noun

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cyclostome - primitive aquatic vertebrate         agnathan, jawless fish, jawless vertebrate - eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms Cyclostomata, order Cyclostomata - primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes