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Hyperoartia

Hyperoartia Meaning & Definition
Hyperoartia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hyperoartia?

[n] lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hyperoartia: Petromyzoniformes | suborder Hyperoartia | suborder Petromyzoniformes

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hyperoartia:

See Also | animal order | Cyclostomata | order Cyclostomata

Hyperoartia In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy`per*o*ar"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See {Cyclostoma}, and {Lamprey}.

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