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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys;
[syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hyperotreta \Hy`per*o*tre"ta\ (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[-o]*tr[=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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hyperotreta n 1: hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]