English noun: lamprey | |||
1. | lamprey (animal) primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue | ||
Synonyms | lamper eel, lamprey eel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agnathan, jawless fish, jawless vertebrate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Petromyzon marinus, sea lamprey | ||
Member meronym | family Petromyzontidae, Petromyzontidae | ||