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lancelet

N สัตว์ ที่ มี กระดูกสันหลัง ยาว เรียว แหลม ที่ ปลาย สอง ข้าง เหมือน ปลา

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LANCELET

Lance "let, n. Etym: [Lance + -let. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus ), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.

New American Oxford Dictionary

lancelet

lance let |ˈlanslit ˈlænslət | ▶noun a small elongated marine invertebrate that resembles a fish but lacks jaws and obvious sense organs. Lancelets possess a notochord and are among the most primitive chordates. [Subphylum Cephalochordata, phylum Chordata: several species, including amphioxus. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the noun lance (because of its long narrow form ) + -let .

Oxford Dictionary

lancelet

lancelet |ˈlɑːnslɪt | ▶noun a small elongated marine invertebrate that resembles a fish but lacks jaws and obvious sense organs. Lancelets possess a notochord and are among the most primitive chordates. ●Subphylum Cephalochordata, phylum Chordata: several species, including amphioxus. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the noun lance (because of its long narrow form ) + -let .