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sea lamprey
sea lampreyn. A large parasitic lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) found in Atlantic coastal waters and in the Great Lakes, where it preys on whitefish, lake trout, and other fish.sea lamprey n (Animals) a common anadromous lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, a form of which occurs in the Great Lakes of N America and causes great losses of fish sea′ lam`prey n. a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sea lamprey - large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great LakesPetromyzon marinuslamper eel, lamprey, lamprey eel - primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tonguegenus Petromyzon, Petromyzon - typical lampreys |
sea lamprey
Synonyms for sea lampreynoun large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as foodSynonymsRelated Words- lamper eel
- lamprey
- lamprey eel
- genus Petromyzon
- Petromyzon
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