| 单词 | seven-holes |
| 释义 | > as lemmasseven-holes ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > suborder Petromyzontoidei or genus Petromyzon > member of (lamprey) lamprey1297 seven-eyes1496 lamprel1526 weasel1601 stone-grig1666 lamper-eel1709 lamprey-eel1726 stone-sucker1753 nine-eyed eel1811 nine-eyes1818 nine holesa1825 spanker-eel1846 seven-holes1853 petromyzontoid1861 1853 S. Lee Anecd. Habits & Instincts Birds, Reptiles & Fishes 380 Lampreys are among the latter, and the water escapes through holes..; hence the name often given to them, of nine-holes, or seven holes, according to the number of these openings. 1921 Manch. Guardian 23 June 12/6 Clinging to the wet moss we found scores of young lampreys, easily recognisable by their gill slits, the number of which gives the lamprey the name we knew it by when we were boys—‘seven holes’. < as lemmas |
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