lamprey
Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order…Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
» Sea lampreys attach to fish with a suction cup mouth ringed with sharp teeth.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
Neunauge
мино́гаminóga
мино́гаmynóha
primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
Examples
1 sentencesSea lampreys attach to fish with a suction cup mouth ringed with sharp teeth.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English laumprei, from Old French lampreie (modern French lamproie), from MediFrom Middle English laumprei, from Old French lampreie (modern French lamproie), from Medieval Latin lampreda, possibly alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though it is traditionally thought to be a combination of lambō (“to lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of limpet, which derives from Latin.
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Forms
plural: lampreysSynonyms
2 synonyms- primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue:lamprey eellamper eel
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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