About The Word Amphioxus
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Amphioxus
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What's The Definition Of Amphioxus?
[n] small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
Synonyms | Synonyms for Amphioxus: lancelet Related Terms | Find terms related to Amphioxus: See Also | cephalochordate | genus Amphioxus Amphioxus In Webster's Dictionary \Am`phi*ox"us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? sharp.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A fishlike creature ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), two or three
inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the
{lancelet}. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the
lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having
neither brain, skull, vertebr[ae], nor red blood. It forms
the type of the group {Acrania}, {Leptocardia}, etc.
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