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lampreys |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lamprey \Lam"prey\, n.; pl {Lampreys}. [OE. lampreie F. lamproie LL lampreda lampetra from L. lambere to lick + petra rock, stone. The lampreys are so called because they attach themselves with their circular mouths to rocks and stones, whence they are also called {rocksuckers}. See {Lap} to drink, {Petrify}.] (Zo["o]l.) An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus {Petromyzon}, and allied genera. The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth, without jaws, but set with numerous minute teeth, and one to three larger teeth on the palate (see Illust. of {Cyclostomi}). There are seven small branchial openings on each side [Written also {lamper eel}, {lamprel}, and {lampron}.]
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