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- [lam-pree]
- /ˈlæm pri/
- /ˈlæm.pri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lam-pree]
- /ˈlæm pri/
Definitions of lamprey word
- noun plural lamprey any eellike marine or freshwater fish of the order Petromyzoniformes, having a circular, suctorial mouth with horny teeth for boring into the flesh of other fishes to feed on their blood. 1
- noun lamprey An eellike aquatic jawless vertebrate that has a sucker mouth with horny teeth and a rasping tongue . The adult is often parasitic, attaching itself to other fish and sucking their blood. 1
- noun lamprey eel-like sea animal 1
- noun lamprey any eel-like cyclostome vertebrate of the family Petromyzonidae, having a round sucking mouth for clinging to and feeding on the blood of other animals 0
- noun lamprey any of an order (Petromyzoniformes) of jawless fishes with a funnel-shaped, sucking mouth surrounded by rasping teeth with which it bores into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood 0
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Origin of lamprey
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English lampreye < Anglo-French *lampreie (Old French lamproie) < Late Latin lamprēda; replacing Old English lamprede < Medieval Latin lampreda
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Parts of speech for Lamprey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lamprey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lamprey usage trend in Literature
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