Lamprey Synonyms

lămprē
Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. lamprey eel
  2. lamper-eel

Words Related to Lamprey

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. lampetra
  2. planeri
  3. fluviatilis
  4. petromyzon
  5. cyprinid
  6. salmonids

Lamprey Sentence Examples

  • In North America about ten species of lamprey occur, while in South America and Australasia still others are found.

  • The Piscataqua is a tidal estuary fed chiefly by the Salmon Falls, Lamprey and Exeter rivers.

  • The carp and salmon tribes are the most abundant; after them rank the pike, the eel, the shad, the roach, the perch and the lamprey.

  • Mackerel, cod, pollack and flat-fishes are the kinds most frequently attacked by them in the sea; of river-fish the migratory Salmonidae and the shad are sometimes found with the marks of the teeth of the lamprey, or with the fish actually attached to them.

  • Woollen cloth, machinery and spirits are manufactured; there is an extensive salt-mine in the neighbouring Zillenberg; the salmon and lamprey fisheries are important; and a fair amount of commercial activity is maintained.

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