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Webster 1913 Edition
Branchiostoma
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Branˊchi-os′to-ma
,Noun.
[NL., fr., Gr. [GREEK] gill + [GREEK] mouth.]
(Zool.)
The lancelet. See
Amphioxus
. Definition 2024
Branchiostoma
Branchiostoma
See also: branchiostoma
Translingual
Proper noun
Branchiostoma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Branchiostomidae – most of the lancelets, small eel-like coastal marine animals related to the vertebrates, but lacking a true head and brain.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Animalia - kingdom Chordata - phylum Cephalochordata - subphylum Leptocardia - class Branchiostomatida - order Branchiostomidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Branchiostoma africae, Branchiostoma arabiae, Branchiostoma bazarutense, Branchiostoma belcheri, Branchiostoma bennetti, Branchiostoma bermudae, Branchiostoma californiense, Branchiostoma capense, Branchiostoma caribaeum, Branchiostoma elongatum, Branchiostoma floridae, Branchiostoma gambiense, Branchiostoma indicum, Branchiostoma lanceolatum, Branchiostoma leonense, Branchiostoma longirostrum, Branchiostoma malayanum, Branchiostoma minucauda, Branchiostoma mortonense, Branchiostoma nigeriense, Branchiostoma platae, Branchiostoma senegalense, Branchiostoma tattersalli, Branchiostoma virginiae (species)