Meaning of HYPEROTRETA
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| | Definition: | | [n] hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys |
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| | Synonyms: | | Myxiniformes, Myxinoidea, Myxinoidei, suborder Hyperotreta, suborder Myxiniformes, suborder Myxinoidei |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Cyclostomata, order Cyclostomata | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy`per*o*tre"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the plate
+ ? perforated.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish
and the genus {Bdellostoma}. They have barbels around the
mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between
the nasal aperture and the throat. See {Hagfish}. [Written
also {Hyperotreti}.]
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