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[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]