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‖ Myxine|mɪkˈsaɪniː|
[mod.L. Myxīnē (Linnæus), app. alteration of Gr. µυξῖνος slime-fish, f. µύξα slime.]
A genus of cyclostomous fishes having very slimy eel-shaped bodies, which are frequently found in the bodies of other fishes (e.g. cod); a fish of this genus, a hag-fish or borer.
1836Yarrell Brit. Fishes II. 463 As a British fish, the Myxine occurs most frequently on the eastern coast. 1882J. E. Tenison-Woods Fish & Fisheries N.S. Wales 3 Cyclostomata, or Lampreys and Myxines. |