n.
Pronunciation: ' lam-pr ē , - ˌ pr ā
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lampreys
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lampreie, from Medieval Latin lampreda
Date: 14th century
: any of a family (Petromyzontidae) of eel-shaped freshwater or anadromous jawless fishes that include those cyclostomes having well-developed eyes and a large disk-shaped suctorial mouth armed with horny teeth ― called also lamprey eel