About The Word Hyperotreta
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Hyperotreta
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Hyperotreta: 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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