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Definition of: lamprey
(lam′prē) noun
An eel-like carnivorous cyclostome (Petromyzon and related genera) having in the adult stages a circular suctorial mouth, with sharp rasping teeth on its inner surface, and well-developed eyes. [<OF lampreie <Med. L. lampreda, lampetra <L lambere lick + petra rock <Gk.; supposedly so called because they cling to rocks with their mouths]
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