English Explanatory Dictionary

amphioxus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.

Word forms

amphioxus amphioxi amphioxuses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “both”) + Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen”).

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