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Analogue
noun · 78% connection
A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Conodont
noun · 78% connection
A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Eel
noun · 78% connection
An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Eelpout
noun · 78% connection
A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. A…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Elver
noun · 78% connection
A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also elvene.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Galley-worm
noun · 78% connection
A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or "thousand legs.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Graptolite
noun · 78% connection
One of numerous species of slender and delicate fossils, of the genus Graptolites and allied genera, found in the Silurian rocks. They…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Gunnel
noun · 78% connection
A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Muraenoides; esp., M. gunnellus of Europe and America; -- called also gunnel fish, butte…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Gymnotus
noun · 78% connection
A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like body, an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Hag
noun · 78% connection
An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a si…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Hawk moth
unknown · 78% connection
Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Herring
noun · 78% connection
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Hyperoartia
n. pl. · 78% connection
An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Ibis
noun · 78% connection
Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous specie…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Jacamar
noun · 78% connection
Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Jaw
noun · 78% connection
Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Jay
noun · 78% connection
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows, but are s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
Ladybird
noun · 78% connection
Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidae); -- called also ladybug,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: eel-like, marsipobranch, genus, petromyzon, allied.
