cyclostome
[ sahy-kluh-stohm, sik-luh- ]
/ ˈsaɪ kləˌstoʊm, ˈsɪk lə- /
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the Cyclostomata, a subclass of jawless, eellike, marine vertebrates of the class Agnatha, comprising the lampreys and hagfishes.
having a circular mouth.
noun
a cyclostome vertebrate; a lamprey or hagfish.
Words nearby cyclostome
Example sentences from the Web for cyclostome
The cyclostome fishes have, so far, been discovered only in Scotland, in the tiny Palaeospondylus.
In the amphioxus, as has been said, the cranio-spinal axis alone exists; the Cyclostome fishes are but a step higher.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2) |John William Draper
British Dictionary definitions for cyclostome
cyclostome
/ (ˈsaɪkləˌstəʊm, ˈsɪk-) /
noun
any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and pouchlike gills
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the class Cyclostomata
Also called:
marsipobranch
Derived forms of cyclostome
cyclostomate (saɪˈklɒstəmɪt, -ˌmeɪt) or cyclostomatous (ˌsaɪkləʊˈstɒmətəs, -ˈstəʊmə-, ˌsɪk-), adjectiveScientific definitions for cyclostome
cyclostome
[ sī′klə-stōm′ ]
Any of various jawless fish of the order Cyclostomata, having a long, eellike body without scales, a cartilaginous skeleton, and a disklike mouth used for sucking juices from prey. Cyclostomes include the hagfish and lampreys, although some scientists classify these two groups as separate orders.