petromyzon

noun

pet·​ro·​my·​zon

ˌpe‧trōˈmīˌzän

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Petromyzontidae) of cyclostomes comprising the typical lampreys

2

plural -s : any cyclostome of the genus Petromyzon

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Petromyzont-, Petromyzon, from petr- + -myzont-, -myzon -myzon

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