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Lancelet   /lˈænslət/   Listen
Lancelet

noun
1.
Small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates.  Synonym: amphioxus.





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... Darwin and others, is no longer needful. The fossil referred to is an ancient fish-like worm, or worm-like fish, to which the name of Entomicthys amphisoma has been provisionally given. It is still more remarkable than the amphioxus or lancelet, which has ...
— 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century • Henry Hartshorne


Words linked to "Lancelet" :   cephalochordate, genus Amphioxus


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