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PETROMYZONIFORMES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Petromyzoniformes mean?
• PETROMYZONIFORMES (noun)
The noun PETROMYZONIFORMES has 1 sense:
1. lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
Familiarity information: PETROMYZONIFORMES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hyperoartia; Petromyzoniformes; suborder Hyperoartia; suborder Petromyzoniformes
Hypernyms ("Petromyzoniformes" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Holonyms ("Petromyzoniformes" is a member of...):
Cyclostomata; order Cyclostomata (primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes)
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