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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes;
[syn: Petromyzoniformes, suborder Petromyzoniformes, Hyperoartia, suborder Hyperoartia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hyperoartia \Hy`per*o*ar"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hyperoartia n 1: lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn: Petromyzoniformes, suborder Petromyzoniformes, Hyperoartia, suborder Hyperoartia]