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lamprey

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlæmprɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlæmpri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lam′prē)

Inflections of 'lamprey' (n): npl: lampreys

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lam•prey /ˈlæmpri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -preys. 
  1. Fishan eellike, jawless fish that attaches itself to other fishes with its round, sucking mouth.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lam•prey  (lam′prē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -preys. 
  1. Fishany eellike marine or freshwater fish of the order Petromyzoniformes, having a circular, suctorial mouth with horny teeth for boring into the flesh of other fishes to feed on their blood. Also called lam′prey eel′, lamper eel. 
  • Medieval Latin lampreda
  • Late Latin lamprēda; replacing Old English lamprede
  • Anglo-French *lampreie (Old French lamproie)
  • Middle English lampreye 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lamprey /ˈlæmprɪ/ n
  1. any eel-like cyclostome vertebrate of the family Petromyzonidae, having a round sucking mouth for clinging to and feeding on the blood of other animalsAlso called: lamper eel
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French lamproie, from Late Latin lamprēda; origin obscure
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