lampreys

Variant of lamprey

lamprey definition

lam·prey (lam′prē)

noun pl. lampreys -·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

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