Lamprey - English meaning
Lamprey – definitions in English dictionary
nounAn eel-like aquatic jawless vertebrate that has a sucker mouth with horny teeth and a rasping tongue. the adult is often parasitic, attaching itself to other fish and sucking their blood.
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nounA long, snake-like fish that uses its sucking mouth to feed off the blood of other animals
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Word origin
Middle English: from Old French lampreie, from medieval Latin lampreda, probably from Latin lambere ‘to lick’ + petra ‘stone’ (because the lamprey attaches itself to stones by its mouth).
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