PETROMYZON MARINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Petromyzon marinus mean? 

• PETROMYZON MARINUS (noun)
  The noun PETROMYZON MARINUS has 1 sense:

1. large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes

  Familiarity information: PETROMYZON MARINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PETROMYZON MARINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Petromyzon marinus; sea lamprey

Hypernyms ("Petromyzon marinus" is a kind of...):

lamper eel; lamprey; lamprey eel (primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue)

Holonyms ("Petromyzon marinus" is a member of...):

genus Petromyzon; Petromyzon (typical lampreys)