amphioxus

[ am-fee-ok-suhs ]

noun,plural am·phi·ox·i

[am-fee-ok-sahy], /ˌæm fiˈɒk saɪ/, am·phi·ox·us·es.

Zoology. lancelet.

Origin of amphioxus

1830–40; <New Latin: literally, sharp at both ends <Greek amphi-amphi- + oxýs pointed

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How to use amphioxus in a sentence

The amphioxus, the bridge between invertebrates and vertebrates, is not hermaphrodite.
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The ovum of amphioxus contains very little food material and its segmentation is quite uniform.
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When the egg of amphioxus is in the blastosphere stage we cannot speak of either an epiblast or hypoblast.
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I carefully made transverse sections of a successfully hardened amphioxus, through the whole length of the body.
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The arrangement of the nerves of amphioxus, according to my own observations, is as follows.
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British Dictionary definitions for amphioxus

amphioxus

/ (ˌæmfɪˈɒksəs) /

nounplural -oxi (-ˈɒksaɪ) or -oxuses

another name for the lancelet

Origin of amphioxus

C19: from New Latin: both ends being sharp, from amphi- + Greek oxus sharp

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Scientific definitions for amphioxus

amphioxus

[ ăm′fē-ŏk′səs ]

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