LANCELET

lancelet, amphioxus

(noun) small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

lancelet (plural lancelets)

any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone

of subphylum Cephalochordata

of order Amphioxiformes

Source: Wiktionary


Lance"let, n. Etym: [Lance + -let.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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