[ 'lampri ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) an eel-like jawless fish, often parasitic, that has a sucker mouth with horny teeth and a rasping tongue. [Family Petromyzonidae: several species.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. lampreie , from med. L. lampreda , prob. from L. lambere 'to lick' + petra 'stone' (because the ~ attaches itself to stones by its mouth).