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lampern

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/ ˈlæmpən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of lampern

C14 laumprun, from Old French, from lampreie lamprey

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