cyclostome
cyclostome noun: any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.
Noun
cyclostome (plural cyclostomes)
- Any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.
- Except the cyclostomes, as the lampreys and sphagobranchiæ, which are not real fishes, as I shall show elsewhere.1811, André Marie Constant Duméril, “On the Sense of Smell in Fishes”, in Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, volume 29, page 344
- The Cyclostomes, or suckers, with regard to their skeletons, are the most imperfect of all the Vertebrates,1835, William Kirby, On the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God, volume 2, William Pickering, page 390
cyclostome meaning in Tamil
cyclostome in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of cyclostome
| plural | cyclostomes |
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Origin of cyclostome
From translingual Cyclostomata, confer French cyclostome.
Words formed from cyclostome
Questions about cyclostome
- What does cyclostome mean?
- Cyclostome means any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.
- What is cyclostome in Tamil?
- Cyclostome in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Cyclostome meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cyclostome?
- Cyclostome is a noun.
- What is the plural of cyclostome?
- The plural of cyclostome is cyclostomes.
Words near cyclostome in the dictionary
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