lamprey
lamprey
Definition
lam·prey (lam′prē)
noun pl. -·preys
any of an order (Petromyzoniformes) of jawless fishes with a funnel-shaped, sucking mouth surrounded by rasping teeth with which it bores into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood
Etymology: ME lampreie < OFr < ML lampreda
lamprey
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- represent: River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake Cumbria The Derwent represents brook lamprey Lampetra planeri in a high-quality, oligotrophic river in northern England.
- catch: Filming opportunities can also be organized at the river Usk, with surveyors demonstrating the electrofishing technique used to catch lampreys.
- include: In addition, the river supports a good range of native fish species, including brook lamprey and brown trout.
Adjective modifier
- juvenile: One sample collected near Hay-on-Wye contained 310 juvenile sea lampreys.
Modifies a noun
- section: All of Hugh's fish were caught on ledgered lamprey section fished just beyond the pads into 4/5 ' of water.
- specie: For example, larval lamprey species are often not separated.
- survey: The GFT is carrying out lamprey survey work across the Dumfries and Galloway region as part of a national survey.
Noun used with modifier
- brook: Both salmon and brown trout are present in the river, in addition to species such as brook lamprey.
- sea: I have only two other records for sea lamprey in Channel Island waters.
- river: At sea, river lamprey feed on a wide variety of small fish.
- fishing: Clive Tallet fished the entrance to the jungle and took two good zander early week on float tactics fishing lamprey section.
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