lampern

Significado (Inglés)

1. The European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis.
2. 1382, Wyclif's Bible, prologue to Job, page 671
3. 1382, Wyclif's Bible, prologue to Job, page 671: […]if thou woldest an eel or a laumprun holde with streite hondis, how myche strengerli thou thristis, so myche the sunnere it shal sliden awey.
4. 1589, Thomas Coghan, Haven of Health, published 1636, page 165
5. 1589, Thomas Coghan, Haven of Health, published 1636, page 165: LAmprayes or Lampurnes bee partly of the nature of Eeles[…].
6. 1799, John Price, The Worcester Guide, page 55
7. 1799, John Price, The Worcester Guide, page 55: The Lampern is called Petromyzon Fluviatilis, becauſe this fiſh at certain ſeaſons goes to the ſea.
8. 1936, Charles Tate Regan, Natural History, Ward Lock, page 194
9. 1936, Charles Tate Regan, Natural History, Ward Lock, page 194: The Lampern, Lampetra fluviatilis, is white, with greenish back; it reaches a length of sixteen inches.
10. 1956, R. Morris, “The Osmoregulatory Ability of the Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis L.) in Sea Water during the Course of Its Spawning Migration”, in Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 33, page 235
11. 1956, R. Morris, “The Osmoregulatory Ability of the Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis L.) in Sea Water during the Course of Its Spawning Migration”, in Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 33, page 235: Lampetra fluviatilis (the lampern or river lamprey) undergoes a spawning migration in British rivers during the period between November and February, after which the animals spend from 4 to 6 months in fresh water prior to spawning.

Sinónimos

lamprey

river lamprey

European river lamprey

Con guion como

lam‧pern

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈlæmpəɹn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: laumproun

In summary

From Middle English laumproun, adopted from Old French lampreon, diminutive of lampreie (“lamprey”).