Petromyzontidae
plural noun
Pet·ro·my·zon·ti·dae
-mīˈzäntəˌdē
: a family of cyclostomes (order Hyperoartia) comprising elongated animals that resemble eels or hagfishes, have no barbels and seven pairs of circular gill openings, and feed on the blood of fishes which they obtain by rasping the flesh with their toothed circular mouth see petromyzon compare lamprey
petromyzontoid
adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗⸗¦zän‧ˌtȯid
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“Petromyzontidae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Petromyzontidae. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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