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Hyperotreta \Hy`per*o*tre"ta\
(h[imac]`p[~e]r*[-o]*tr[=e]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
"yperw`,n the palate + trhto`s perforated.]
(Zool.)
An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish
and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the
mouth, one tooth on the palate, and a communication between
the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish. [Written
also Hyperotreti.]
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Hyperotreta noun
hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: Myxiniformes,
suborder Myxiniformes, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei,
Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Hyperotreta \Hy`per*o*tre"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the plate
+ ? perforated.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish
and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the
mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between
the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish. [Written
also Hyperotreti.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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