Lamprey
[lam-pree] /ˈlæm pri/
noun, plural lampreys.
1.
any eellike marine or freshwater fish of the order Petromyzoniformes, having a circular, suctorial mouth with horny teeth for boring into the flesh of other fishes to feed on their blood.
/ˈlæmprɪ/
noun
1.
any eel-like cyclostome vertebrate of the family Petromyzonidae, having a round sucking mouth for clinging to and feeding on the blood of other animals Also called lamper eel See also sea lamprey
n.
c.1300 (c.1200 as a surname?), from Old French lamproie, from Medieval Latin lampreda, from Late Latin lampetra “lamprey,” of uncertain origin, usually explained as literally “lick-rock,” from Latin lambere “to lick” (see lap (v.1)) + petra “rock” (see petrous). The animals attach themselves to things with their sucker-like mouths.
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