HyperDic: sea_lamprey

English > 1 sense of the expression sea lamprey:
NOUNanimalsea lamprey, Petromyzon marinuslarge anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food
English > sea lamprey: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes.
SynonymPetromyzon marinus
Member ofPetromyzon, genus Petromyzontypical lampreys
Broaderlamprey, lamprey eel, lamper eelPrimitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
Spanishlamprea marina
Catalanllamprea marina, llampresa de mar, Petromyzon marinus

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