HYPEROARTIA

Hyperoartia, suborder Petromyzoniformes, Petromyzoniformes, suborder Hyperoartia

(noun) lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Hy`per*o*ar"ti*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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