Lampreys

Synonyms for "lampreys" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
fish without jawsjawless fish

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
jawless vertebratelarvalarval stage

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river lampreysea lamprey

Collocations

6 entries
lamprey invasionlamprey larvalamprey lifecyclelamprey mouthriver lampreysea lamprey

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sea lampreys attach to fish with a suction cup mouth ringed with sharp teeth.

Source: tatoeba (7767342)

Marc Gaden says by the 1950s, lampreys had killed off most of the big predator fish in the lakes.

Source: tatoeba (12127590)

Conversation commenced by Lady Mandeville's refusing some lampreys,—a dish, en passant, greatly resembling stewed adders.

Source: wiktionary

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