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Definition of Petromyzontidae
1. Noun. Lampreys.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cyclostomata, Order Cyclostomata
Member holonyms: Lamper Eel, Lamprey, Lamprey Eel, Genus Petromyzon, Petromyzon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petromyzontidae
Literary usage of Petromyzontidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1855)
"... fauna of North America, and that of the Lampreys, which follows. Family
Petromyzontidae, Owen. ..."
2. Popular Science Monthly (1906)
"The Petromyzontidae are found in all temperate fresh waters and seas in both the
northern and southern hemispheres ..."
3. The Wilder Quarter-century Book: A Collection of Original Papers Dedicated (1893)
"Both the lake and the brook lamprey agree entirely with the designation for the
Petromyzontidae as given above, and besides the lake lamprey agrees with the ..."
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