sea lamprey


noun
  1. Also called vampire fish . a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water mostly along the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.

Origin of sea lamprey

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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sea lamprey

noun
  1. a common anadromous lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, a form of which occurs in the Great Lakes of N America and causes great losses of fish

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