cyclostome

[ sahy-kluh-stohm, sik-luh- ]

/ ˈsaɪ kləˌstoʊm, ˈsɪk lə- /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Cyclostomata, a subclass of jawless, eellike, marine vertebrates of the class Agnatha, comprising the lampreys and hagfishes.

having a circular mouth.

noun

a cyclostome vertebrate; a lamprey or hagfish.

Origin of cyclostome

First recorded in 1825–35; cyclo- + -stome

Words nearby cyclostome

cyclosilicate, cyclosis, cyclosporin, cyclosporine, cyclostomatous, cyclostome, cyclostrophic, cyclostyle, cyclothyme, cyclothymia, cyclothymic disorder

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Example sentences from the Web for cyclostome

The cyclostome fishes have, so far, been discovered only in Scotland, in the tiny Palaeospondylus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3|Various
In the amphioxus, as has been said, the cranio-spinal axis alone exists; the Cyclostome fishes are but a step higher.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2)|John William Draper

British Dictionary definitions for cyclostome

cyclostome

/ (ˈsaɪkləˌstəʊm, ˈsɪk-) /

noun

any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and pouchlike gills

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the class Cyclostomata

Also called: marsipobranch

Derived forms of cyclostome

cyclostomate (saɪˈklɒstəmɪt, -ˌmeɪt) or cyclostomatous (ˌsaɪkləʊˈstɒmətəs, -ˈstəʊmə-, ˌsɪk-), adjective

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Scientific definitions for cyclostome

cyclostome

[ sī′klə-stōm′ ]

Any of various jawless fish of the order Cyclostomata, having a long, eellike body without scales, a cartilaginous skeleton, and a disklike mouth used for sucking juices from prey. Cyclostomes include the hagfish and lampreys, although some scientists classify these two groups as separate orders.

单词	cyclostome
释义	cyclostome [ sahy-kluh-stohm, sik-luh- ] / ˈsaɪ kləˌstoʊm, ˈsɪk lə- / adjective belonging or pertaining to the Cyclostomata, a subclass of jawless, eellike, marine vertebrates of the class Agnatha, comprising the lampreys and hagfishes. having a circular mouth. noun a cyclostome vertebrate; a lamprey or hagfish. Origin of cyclostome First recorded in 1825–35; cyclo- + -stome Words nearby cyclostome cyclosilicate, cyclosis, cyclosporin, cyclosporine, cyclostomatous, cyclostome, cyclostrophic, cyclostyle, cyclothyme, cyclothymia, cyclothymic disorder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cyclostome The cyclostome fishes have, so far, been discovered only in Scotland, in the tiny Palaeospondylus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3\|Various In the amphioxus, as has been said, the cranio-spinal axis alone exists; the Cyclostome fishes are but a step higher. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2)\|John William Draper British Dictionary definitions for cyclostome cyclostome / (ˈsaɪkləˌstəʊm, ˈsɪk-) / noun any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and pouchlike gills adjective of, relating to, or belonging to the class Cyclostomata Also called: marsipobranch Derived forms of cyclostome cyclostomate (saɪˈklɒstəmɪt, -ˌmeɪt) or cyclostomatous (ˌsaɪkləʊˈstɒmətəs, -ˈstəʊmə-, ˌsɪk-), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for cyclostome cyclostome [ sī′klə-stōm′ ] Any of various jawless fish of the order Cyclostomata, having a long, eellike body without scales, a cartilaginous skeleton, and a disklike mouth used for sucking juices from prey. Cyclostomes include the hagfish and lampreys, although some scientists classify these two groups as separate orders. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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