About The Word Lancelet
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Lancelet
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What's The Definition Of Lancelet?
[n] small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lancelet: amphioxus Related Terms | Find terms related to Lancelet: See Also | cephalochordate | genus Amphioxus Lancelet In Webster's Dictionary \Lance"let\, n. [Lance + -let.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small fishlike animal ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), remarkable
for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type
of the class Leptocardia. See {Amphioxus}, {Leptocardia}.
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