Sea Lamprey Definition

noun
A parasitic lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) of the N Atlantic that ascends streams to spawn: now landlocked in the Great Lakes, where it is highly destructive to lake trout.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Petromyzon marinus

Other Word Forms of Sea Lamprey

Noun

Singular:
sea lamprey
Plural:
sea-lampreys

Sea Lamprey Sentence Examples

  • Lampreys, especially the sea-lamprey, are esteemed as food, formerly more so than at present; but their flesh is not easy of digestion.

  • I have only two other records for sea lamprey in Channel Island waters.

  • River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake Cumbria The Derwent represents sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus in a high-quality oligotrophic river in northern England.

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