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Lancelet

Lancelet Meaning & Definition
Lancelet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lancelet?

[n] small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lancelet: amphioxus

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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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