myzontn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪzɒnt/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪˌzɑnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek μυζοντ-, μύζειν.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μυζοντ-, present participial stem of μύζειν to suck, probably an imitative formation parallel to μύζειν to mutter (see mussitate v.). Compare Petromyzon n.

Zoology. Now historical and rare.

A. n.

A member of the class of fishes which includes the lampreys; a cyclostome.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > order Cyclostomata or Marsipobranchi > member of

cyclostome1835

suctorian1842

marsipobranch1856

myzont1860

purse gill1863

marsipobranchiate1870

1860 Proc. Acad. Arts & Sci. 4 9 [Reporting an address by Prof. Louis Agassiz on 8 Dec. 1857] The four classes, then, among the fishes are the Selachians, the Ganoids, Fishes proper, and Myzonts.

1882 T. Gill in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 5 516 The Myzonts or Marsipobranchiates.

1910 Science 23 Dec. 925/2 He [sc. Agassiz] divided the fishes into four classes: (1) Selachians, (2) ganoids, (3) fishes proper, (4) myzonts (= cyclostomes).

†B. adj.

Cyclostomous. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Myzont, sucking or suctorial, as a lamprey or hag; of or pertaining to the Myzontes; cyclostomous or marsipobranchiate, as a fish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myzont
释义	myzontn.adj. Brit. /ˈmʌɪzɒnt/, U.S. /ˈmaɪˌzɑnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek μυζοντ-, μύζειν. Etymology: < ancient Greek μυζοντ-, present participial stem of μύζειν to suck, probably an imitative formation parallel to μύζειν to mutter (see mussitate v.). Compare Petromyzon n. Zoology. Now historical and rare. A. n. A member of the class of fishes which includes the lampreys; a cyclostome. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > order Cyclostomata or Marsipobranchi > member of cyclostome1835 suctorian1842 marsipobranch1856 myzont1860 purse gill1863 marsipobranchiate1870 1860 Proc. Acad. Arts & Sci. 4 9 [Reporting an address by Prof. Louis Agassiz on 8 Dec. 1857] The four classes, then, among the fishes are the Selachians, the Ganoids, Fishes proper, and Myzonts. 1882 T. Gill in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 5 516 The Myzonts or Marsipobranchiates. 1910 Science 23 Dec. 925/2 He [sc. Agassiz] divided the fishes into four classes: (1) Selachians, (2) ganoids, (3) fishes proper, (4) myzonts (= cyclostomes). †B. adj. Cyclostomous. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Myzont, sucking or suctorial, as a lamprey or hag; of or pertaining to the Myzontes; cyclostomous or marsipobranchiate, as a fish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1860
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