- genus Amphioxus
- nountype genus of the Amphioxidae• Hypernyms: ↑chordate genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Amphioxidae, ↑family Amphioxidae, ↑Branchiostomidae, ↑family Branchiostomidae
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genus Amphioxus
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Amphioxus — A genus of small, translucent, fishlike chordates found in warm marine waters. Members are structurally similar to vertebrates in having a notochord, gills, digestive tract, and nerve cord, but they lack paired fins, vertebrae, ribs, or a skull.… … Medical dictionary
amphioxus — n. any lancelet of the genus Branchiostoma (formerly Amphioxus). Etymology: mod.L, formed as AMPHI + Gk oxus sharp … Useful english dictionary
amphioxus — noun (plural amphioxi or oxuses) Etymology: New Latin, from amphi + Greek oxys sharp Date: 1847 any of a genus (Branchiostoma) of lancelets; broadly lancelet … New Collegiate Dictionary
amphioxus — [ˌamfɪ ɒksəs] noun a small lancelet (fish), caught for food in Asia. [Genus Branchiostoma.] Origin C19: mod. L., from amphi + Gk oxus sharp … English new terms dictionary
chordate genus — noun any genus in the phylum Chordata • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Amphioxus, ↑genus Salpa, ↑genus Doliolum, ↑genus Appendicularia • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata … Useful english dictionary
Amphioxidae — noun lancelets • Syn: ↑family Amphioxidae, ↑Branchiostomidae, ↑family Branchiostomidae • Hypernyms: ↑chordate family • Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalochordata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Branchiostomidae — noun lancelets • Syn: ↑Amphioxidae, ↑family Amphioxidae, ↑family Branchiostomidae • Hypernyms: ↑chordate family • Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalochordata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cephalochordata — Ceph·a·lo·chor·da·ta .kȯr dät ə, dāt ə n pl a subphylum or other major taxon of the phylum Chordata comprising the lancelets and characterized by extension of the notochord to the anterior as well as to the posterior end of the body * * *… … Medical dictionary
family Amphioxidae — noun lancelets • Syn: ↑Amphioxidae, ↑Branchiostomidae, ↑family Branchiostomidae • Hypernyms: ↑chordate family • Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalochordata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Branchiostomidae — noun lancelets • Syn: ↑Amphioxidae, ↑family Amphioxidae, ↑Branchiostomidae • Hypernyms: ↑chordate family • Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalochordata, ↑subphylum … Useful english dictionary
