CYCLOSTOME

cyclostome

(noun) primitive aquatic vertebrate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cyclostome (plural cyclostomes)

Any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.

Anagrams

• motocycles

Source: Wiktionary


Cy*clos"to*me, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular apertures.

Cy"clo*stome (s"kl-stm), Cy*clos"to*mous (s-kls"t-ms), a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Pertaining to the Cyclostomi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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