amphioxus

[ am-fee-ok-suhs ]

noun

, plural am·phi·ox·i [am-fee-, ok, -sahy], am·phi·ox·us·es.

1. Zoology. lancelet.

amphioxus

/ ˌæmfɪˈɒksəs /

noun

1. another name for the lancelet

amphioxus

/ ăm′fē-ŏk′səs /

1. See lancelet

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphioxus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphioxus¹

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

Example Sentences

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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