Petromyzon marinus

Definitions of Petromyzon marinus
  1. noun
    large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
    synonyms: sea lamprey
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    type of:
    lamper eel, lamprey, lamprey eel
    primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
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