单词 | lamprey |
释义 | lamprey /lam"pree/, n. , pl. lampreys. any eellike marine or freshwater fish of the order Petromyzoniformes, having a circular, suctorial mouth with horny teeth for boring into the flesh of other fishes to feed on their blood. Also called lamprey eel, lamper eel. [1250-1300; ME lampreye < AF *lampreie (OF lamproie) < LL lampreda; r. OE lamprede < ML lampreda] |
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