cy·clo·stome (s  kl -st m )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. [From New Latin Cyclostom and Cyclostomata, class names : cyclo- + Greek stoma, stomat-, mouth.]cy·clos to·mate (s-kl st-m t, -m t), cyclo·stoma·tous (skl-stm-ts, -stm-) adj. |
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
| 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  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 |
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