AMPHIOXUS (amphioxi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: amphioxi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does amphioxus mean? 

• AMPHIOXUS (noun)
  The noun AMPHIOXUS has 1 sense:

1. small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates

  Familiarity information: AMPHIOXUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPHIOXUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

amphioxus; lancelet

Hypernyms ("amphioxus" is a kind of...):

cephalochordate (fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column)

Holonyms ("amphioxus" is a member of...):

genus Amphioxus (type genus of the Amphioxidae)