CYCLOSTOMATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cyclostomata mean? 

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

1. primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYCLOSTOMATA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cyclostomata; order Cyclostomata

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

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Cyclostomata"):

cyclostome (primitive aquatic vertebrate)

Hyperoartia; Petromyzoniformes; suborder Hyperoartia; suborder Petromyzoniformes (lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes)

family Petromyzontidae; Petromyzontidae (lampreys)

Hyperotreta; Myxiniformes; Myxinoidea; Myxinoidei; suborder Hyperotreta; suborder Myxiniformes; suborder Myxinoidei (hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys)

family Myxinidae; Myxinidae (slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes)

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

Agnatha; superclass Agnatha (superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms)