LANCELET


Meaning of LANCELET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlan(t)-slət ]

noun

Date: circa 1836

: any of a subphylum (Cephalochordata) of small translucent marine primitive chordate animals that are fishlike in appearance and usually live partially buried on the ocean floor — called also amphioxus

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.