Found 2 hits - Term: hyperotreta, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hyperotreta \hy`perotre"ta\
himac`p~er-otr=e"t.a, n. pl. nl., fr. gr.
"yperw`,n the palate + trhto`s perforated. zool.
an order of marsipobranchs, including the myxine or hagfish
and the genus bdellostoma. they have barbels around the
mouth, one tooth on the palate, and a communication between
the nasal aperture and the throat. see hagfish. written
also hyperotreti.
1913 webster
see also:
bdellostoma hagfish hyperotreti
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
hyperotreta
n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys syn: myxiniformes,
suborder myxiniformes, suborder hyperotreta, myxinoidei,
myxinoidea, suborder myxinoidei
see also:
myxiniformes suborder myxiniformes suborder hyperotreta myxinoidei myxinoidea suborder myxinoidei
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