lamprey
noun
any eellike marine or freshwater fish of the order Petromyzoniformes, having a circular, suctorial mouth with horny teeth for boring into the flesh of other fishes to feed on their blood.
lampreys
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pluralof lamprey.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Environment Agency found that 2,100 fish died, including eels and lampreys both endangered and protected species.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
Biologists expect that with the dams now removed and the Klamath flowing freely, all types of native fish will benefit, including fall-run and spring-run chinook as well as coho salmon, steelhead trout and Pacific lampreys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
Then they did similar analyses on juvenile sharks and lampreys.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2024
Like other vertebrate animals, sea lampreys have a backbone and skeleton, but they are noticeably missing a feature of their heads -- a jaw.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
Lord Wyman had brought twenty casks of fish from White Harbor packed in salt and seaweed; whitefish and winkles, crabs and mussels, clams, herring, cod, salmon, lobster and lampreys.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
