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Lancelet

Any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone

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Any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone

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amphioxusnoun	The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.

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Word	Definition
amphioxusnoun	The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
cephalochordatenoun	Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
branchiostomanoun	the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
branchiostomidnoun	(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
lancefishnoun	A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus, found in British waters.
lanceoporidnoun	Any bryozoan of the family Lanceoporidae
sandlancenoun	Alternative form of sand lance. [Any of the slender fish of the family Ammodytidae.]
lamellibranchiate	(zoology) Having lamellar gills; relating to the lamellibranchs
sand lancenoun	Any of the slender fish of the family Ammodytidae.
lanceolatenoun	Any such artefact.
lancenoun	A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
lungfishnoun	An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
conodontnoun	A microfossil tooth of such an animal.
cyclostomenoun	Any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.
agnathostomenoun	Any jawless fish of the superclass Agnatha
lepidotrichiumnoun	Any of the elongated jointed rays in the pectoral fins of osteichthyan fish
branchiurannoun	Any fish louse of the subclass Branchiura
learnean	—
lophobranchnoun	(zoology, obsolete) Any member of the obsolete order Lophobranchii of fishes, now roughly corresponding to order Syngnathiformes.
aristotle's lanternnoun	(zoology) The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.