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SEA LAMPREY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sea lamprey mean?
• SEA LAMPREY (noun)
The noun SEA LAMPREY has 1 sense:
1. large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
Familiarity information: SEA LAMPREY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Petromyzon marinus; sea lamprey
Hypernyms ("sea lamprey" is a kind of...):
lamper eel; lamprey; lamprey eel (primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue)
Holonyms ("sea lamprey" is a member of...):
genus Petromyzon; Petromyzon (typical lampreys)
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