River-lamprey Definition

River-lamprey Sentence Examples

• The first two are migratory, entering rivers in the spring to spawn; of the river-lamprey, however, specimens are met with in fresh water all the year round.

• The species of greatest use is the river-lamprey, which as bait is preferred to all others in the cod and turbot fisheries of the North Sea.

• At sea, river lamprey feed on a wide variety of small fish.