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Definition 2024
Lampetra
Lampetra
Translingual
Proper noun
Lampetra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Petromyzontidae – certain lampreys.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Hyperoartia - clade; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Petromyzontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lampetra aepyptera (least brook lamprey), Lampetra alavariensis, Lampetra appendix, Lampetra auremensis, Lampetra ayresi, Lampetra fluviatilis (European river lamprey, river lamprey or lampern; formerly Petromyzon fluviatilis), Lampetra folletti, Lampetra hubbsi, Lampetra lamottei (brook lamprey), Lampetra lanceolata (Turkish brook lamprey), Lampetra lethophaga, Lampetra lusitanica, Lampetra macrostoma, Lampetra meridionale, Lampetra minima, Lampetra misukurii, Lampetra pacifica, Lampetra planeri (European brook lamprey or brook lamprey), Lampetra reissneri, Lampetra richardsoni (western brook lamprey), Lampetra similis, Lampetra tridentata (= Entosphenus tridentatus), Lampetra zanandreai (species)