AMPHIOXUS

Meaning of AMPHIOXUS in English

noun (plural amphioxi or -oxuses) Etymology: New Latin, from amphi- + Greek oxys sharp Date: 1847 any of a genus ( Branchiostoma ) of lancelets

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AMPHIOXUS — or lancelet Any of certain small marine chordates (invertebrate subphylum Cephalochordata) found widely on tropical and subtropical coasts and less …
Английский словарь Британика
AMPHIOXUS — I. -ˈäksəs Etymology: New Latin, irregular from amphi- + Greek oxys sharp synonym of branchiostoma II. noun ( plural amphi·oxi …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPHIOXUS — (n.) A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the lancelet. …
Английский словарь Webster
AMPHIOXUS — ( n. ) A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHIOXUS — /am'fee ok"seuhs/ , n. , pl. amphioxi /-ok"suy/ , amphioxuses . Zool. lancelet. [ 1830-40; amphi- AMPHI- + oxýs pointed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHIOXUS — n. type of swordfish, lancelet
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AMPHIOXUS — noun ( plural am·phi·oxi -ˌsī ; or -ox·us·es ) Etymology: New Latin, from amphi- + Greek oxys sharp Date: 1847 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMPHIOXUS — noun a fishlike creature (amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; also called the lancelet. …
Webster English vocab
AMPHIOXUS — [ ˌamfɪ'ɒksəs ] ■ noun a small lancelet (fish), caught for food in Asia. [Genus Branchiostoma .] Origin C19: mod. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AMPHIOXUS — [am.phi.ox.us] n, pl -oxi or -ox.us.es [NL, fr. amphi- + Gk oxys sharp] (1847): any of a genus (Branchiostoma) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMPHIOXUS — plural Amphioxi, or Amphioxuses, also called Lancelet, any of certain members of the invertebrate subphylum Cephalochordata of the phylum Chordata. …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMPHIOXUS — n. any lancelet of the genus Branchiostoma (formerly Amphioxus). [mod.L, formed as AMPHI- + Gk oxus sharp]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMPHIOXUS — n. any lancelet of the genus Branchiostoma (formerly Amphioxus). [ mod.L, formed as AMPHI- + Gk oxus sharp ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMPHIOXUS — n. any lancelet of the genus Branchiostoma (formerly Amphioxus). Etymology: mod.L, formed as AMPHI- + Gk oxus sharp
Oxford English vocab
AMPHIOXUS — n. or lancelet Any of certain small marine chordates (invertebrate subphylum Cephalochordata) found widely on tropical and subtropical coasts and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMPHIOXUS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ am(p)-f ē - ' äk-s ə s Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -oxi \ - ˌ s …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PRONEPHROS — noun see: nephritis Date: 1881 either member of the first and most anterior pair of the three successive paired vertebrate …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHORDATE — Any member of the phylum Chordata, which includes the most highly evolved animals, the amphioxus ) and {{link=tunicate">tunicates . All …
Английский словарь Британика
ORAL HOOD — noun : a prolongation of the metapleural folds surrounding the mouth in an amphioxus and bearing the oral cirri
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOTOCHORD — ˈnōd.əˌkȯrd, -ōtə-, -ȯ(ə)d noun Etymology: not- (I) + Latin chorda cord — more at cord : a longitudinal flexible rod …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LANCELET — -n(t)slə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: lance (I) + -let 1. obsolete : lancet 2. : any of certain small …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENDOSTYLE — ˈendəˌstīl noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -style : a pair of parallel longitudinal folds projecting into the pharyngeal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIRROSTOMI — sə̇ˈrästəˌmī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cirr- + -stomi : the order comprising the lancelets — compare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEPTOCARDIA — (n. pl.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating …
Английский словарь Webster
LANCELET — (n.) A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of …
Английский словарь Webster
LEPTOCARDIA — ( n. pl. ) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LANCELET — ( n. ) A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEPTOCARDIA — noun ·pl the lowest class of vertebrata, including only the amphioxus. the heart is represented only by a simple pulsating …
Webster English vocab
LANCELET — noun a small fishlike animal (amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. it is the type of …
Webster English vocab
PROTOCHORDATE — any member of either of two invertebrate subphyla of the phylum Chordata: the Tunicata (sea squirts, salps, etc.) and the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHORDATE
Britannica English vocabulary
CEPHALOCHORDATE — also called Acrania, or lancelet, any member of the subphylum Cephalochordata of the phylum Chordata. Small, fishlike marine invertebrates, they …
Britannica English vocabulary

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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