Akademik

Branchiostomidae

noun

lancelets

• Syn: ↑Amphioxidae, ↑family Amphioxidae, ↑family Branchiostomidae

• Hypernyms: ↑chordate family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalochordata, ↑subphylum Cephalochordata

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Amphioxus

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\\ˌbraŋkēōˈstäməˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Branchiostoma, type genus + -idae

: the chief and typical family of Cephalochorda containing most of the known recent lancelets

Useful english dictionary. 2012.