lampern

/ ˈlæmpən /

noun

1. Also called: river lamprey. a migratory European lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis, that spawns in rivers

Word History and Origins

Origin of lampern¹

C14 laumprun, from Old French, from lampreie _lamprey

Example Sentences

Lampern, lam′pėrn, n. a river lamprey.

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But the river was already filled to overflowing, so that brook and river met each other halfway, and the life in each was intermingled. a roach snapped idly at him. each lampern was anchored by its sucker to a rounded pebble. the new portion was stubby and colourless.

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