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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hyperotreta \Hy`per*o*tre"ta\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr ? the plate + ? perforated.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus {Bdellostoma}. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between the nasal aperture and the throat. See {Hagfish}. [Written also {Hyperotreti}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Hyperotreta n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: {Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta}, {suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea}, {suborder Myxinoidei}]
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