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lamprey

(lam′prē)

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

Origin: ME lampreie < OFr < ML lampreda

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noun 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.

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Origin: Middle English lamprei

Origin: , from Old French lampreie

Origin: , from Medieval Latin lamprēda

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