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Hyperotreta

Hyperotreta Meaning & Definition
Hyperotreta Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hyperotreta?

[n] hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hyperotreta: Myxiniformes | Myxinoidea | Myxinoidei | suborder Hyperotreta | suborder Myxiniformes | suborder Myxinoidei

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See Also | animal order | Cyclostomata | order Cyclostomata

Hyperotreta In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy`per*o*tre"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the plate + ? perforated.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus {Bdellostoma}. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between the nasal aperture and the throat. See {Hagfish}. [Written also {Hyperotreti}.]

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