CYCLOSTOME


Meaning of CYCLOSTOME in English

/suy"kleuh stohm', sik"leuh-/ , adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the Cyclostomata, a subclass of jawless, eellike, marine vertebrates of the class Agnatha, comprising the lampreys and hagfishes.

2. having a circular mouth.

n.

3. a cyclostome vertebrate; a lamprey or hagfish.

[ 1825-35; CYCLO- + -STOME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .