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Word entry · 7 letters

lamprey

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"Jawless sucker"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈlæm.pɹi/Part of speech nounSorted aelmpryStarts with LEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1L2A3M4P5R6E7Y

Definitions

  1. primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue

Word origin

From Middle English laumprei, from Old French lampreie (modern French lamproie), from Medieval Latin lampreda, possibly alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though it is traditionally thought to be a combination of lambō (“to lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of limpet, which derives from Latin.

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