petromyzontid

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Noun

petromyzontid (plural petromyzontids)

  1. (zoology) Any of the Petromyzontida, a group of jawless fish including the modern lampreys and their fossil relatives.
  2. (zoology) Any jawless fish in the family Petromyzontidae.