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lancelet

lancelet noun: any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone.

Noun

lancelet (plural lancelets)

  1. any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone
    1. of subphylum Cephalochordata
    2. of order Amphioxiformes

lancelet meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Vietnamese

lancelet in Tamil

ஈட்டி மீன்

lancelet in Malayalam

animal of Cephalochordata
ലഘുശൂലം laghuśūlaṁ

lancelet in Vietnamese

animal of Cephalochordata
lưỡng tiêm

Forms of lancelet

plurallancelets

Words formed from lancelet

Questions about lancelet

What does lancelet mean?
Lancelet means any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone.
What is lancelet in Tamil?
Lancelet in Tamil is ஈட்டி மீன். See Lancelet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lancelet?
Lancelet is a noun.
What is the plural of lancelet?
The plural of lancelet is lancelets.

Words near lancelet in the dictionary

  1. lancehead
  2. lanceheads
  3. lancejack
  4. lancejacks
  5. lanceless
  6. lancelet
  7. lanceletlike
  8. lancelets
  9. lancelike
  10. Lancelot
  11. Lancelotian

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