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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Petromyzontidae — certainlampreys .
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Examples
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They also have a round suctorial mouth, with horny teeth inside it; by means of this they attach themselves by sucking to fishes, stones, and other objects (hence the name Petromyzon = stone-sucker).
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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Similarly, in North America the invasion of the Great Lakes by the lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), first seen in Lake Erie in 1921, led to the collapse of a number of fisheries following its establishment and first known breeding in the 1930s.
Effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009
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The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a predacious, eel-like fish native to the coastal regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
Exotic species 2007
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Family Petromyzontidae sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Family Petromyzontidae sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Family Petromyzontidae sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Family Petromyzontidae sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Müller has to be content with a reference to the state of things in _Ammocoetes_ (which, by the way, he did not know to be the young of _Petromyzon_).
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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The dancer with only one functional canal in each ear moves in only one plane, and neither it nor Petromyzon is able to move far in a straight line (11 p. 444).
The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior Robert M. Yerkes 1916
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This fact he connected with his observation that the fish Petromyzon, which possesses only two canals, moves in only two spatial dimensions.
The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior Robert M. Yerkes 1916
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