lampreys

We have found lemma(root) word of lampreys : lamprey.

Definitions


[ˈlampri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an eel-like aquatic jawless vertebrate that has a sucker mouth with horny teeth and a rasping tongue. The adult is often parasitic, attaching itself to other fish and sucking their blood


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French lampreie, from medieval Latin lampreda, probably from Latin lambere ‘to lick’ + petra ‘stone’ (because the lamprey attaches itself to stones by its mouth)




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