lamprey

Senso (Inglese)

Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.

Concetti

lampreda

lampreda di mare

sinonimi

lamprey eel

lamper eel

eel

sea lamprey

lampern

eel sucker

great sea lamprey

green lamprey

green sea lamprey

spanker-eel

marine lamprey

nannie nine eyes

nine eyes

lamper

river lamprey

Traduzioni

lamproie

lamprea

lampreia

Neunauge

lamprei

taşemen

negenoog

zeeprik

prik

Neunaugen

lampresa

Petromyzontidae

marbrée

Lamprete

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlæm.pɹi/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: laumprei

In summary

From Middle English laumprei, from Old French lampreie (modern French lamproie), from Medieval Latin lampreda, possibly alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though it is traditionally thought to be a combination of lambō (“I lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of limpet, which derives from Latin.