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lampreys

lampreys is the plural of lamprey.

Meaning of lamprey

Noun

lamprey (countable and uncountable, plural lampreys)

  1. Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.

Phrases with lampreys

Questions about lampreys

What is lampreys the plural of?
Lampreys is the plural of lamprey.

Words near lampreys in the dictionary

  1. Lamprecht
  2. Lamprechts
  3. lamprel
  4. lamprels
  5. lamprey
  6. lampreys
  7. lampricidal
  8. lampricide
  9. lampricides
  10. lamprid
  11. lampridid

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