lampreda

Concepts

lamprey

hagfish

lamprey eel

lamper eel

Translations

lamproie

lamprea

lampreia

Neunauge

lamprei

Neunaugen

taşemen

lampresa

negenoog

prik

Petromyzon

petromyzontiformes

petromyzontidae

lampresa

Hyphenated as

lam‧prè‧da

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lamˈprɛ.da/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of Latin lambere (“lick”) + petra (“stone”). Compare Spanish lamprea, French lamproie, Portuguese lampreia. However see also Gaulish naupreda.