lancelet
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Lancelet — Lance let, n. [Lance + let.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small fishlike animal ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See {Amphioxus}, {Leptocardia}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lancelet — [lans′lit] n. [ LANCE + LET] CEPHALOCHORDATE … English World dictionary
Lancelet — Lancelets Lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
lancelet — Amphioxus Am phi*ox us, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? sharp.] (Zo[ o]l.) A fishlike creature ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; also called the {lancelet}. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lancelet — Lanzettfischchen Lanzettfischchen Branchiostoma lanceolatum Systematik Unterabteilung: Bilateria … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lancelet — Cephalochordata Céphalocordés … Wikipédia en Français
lancelet — europinis iešmutis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Branchiostoma lanceolatum angl. lancelet rus. европейский ланцетник ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastieji iešmučiai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
lancelet — noun Date: circa 1836 any of a subphylum (Cephalochordata) of small translucent marine primitive chordate animals that are fishlike in appearance and usually live partially buried on the ocean floor called also amphioxus … New Collegiate Dictionary
lancelet — /lans lit, lahns /, n. any of several small, lancet shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates. Also called amphioxus. [1565 75;… … Universalium
lancelet — noun any of a group of primitive marine animals, of subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord instead of a backbone … Wiktionary
