amphioxus

[ am-fee-ok-suhs ]

/ ˌæm fiˈɒk səs /

noun, plural am·phi·ox·i [am-fee-ok-sahy], /ˌæm fiˈɒk saɪ/, am·phi·ox·us·es.

Zoology. lancelet.

Origin of amphioxus

1830–40; <New Latin: literally, sharp at both ends <Greek amphi-amphi- + oxýs pointed

Words nearby amphioxus

Amphimarus, amphimixis, Amphinome, Amphinomus, Amphion, amphioxus, amphipathic, amphiphile, amphiploid, amphipod, amphipodous

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Example sentences from the Web for amphioxus

Wilson, separation of segmentation spheres of amphioxus egg, 60.
The Biological Problem of To-day|Oscar Hertwig
They, however, resemble even as much in arrangement and greater number the buccal cirri of Amphioxus.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
Certain arrangements of the pharyngeal wall of Ammocoetes show a remarkable resemblance to what is found in Amphioxus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
Neither the Tunicata nor Amphioxus can by any possibility be on the direct line of ascent from the invertebrate to the vertebrate.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

The egg of the lowest vertebrate, amphioxus, shows these changes in a simple and apparently primitive form.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for amphioxus

amphioxus

/ (ˌæmfɪˈɒksəs) /

noun plural -oxi (-ˈɒksaɪ) or -oxuses

another name for the lancelet

Word Origin for amphioxus

C19: from New Latin: both ends being sharp, from amphi- + Greek oxus sharp

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Scientific definitions for amphioxus

amphioxus

[ ăm′fē-ŏk′səs ]

See lancelet.

单词	amphioxus
释义	amphioxus [ am-fee-ok-suhs ] / ˌæm fiˈɒk səs / noun, plural am·phi·ox·i [am-fee-ok-sahy], /ˌæm fiˈɒk saɪ/, am·phi·ox·us·es. Zoology. lancelet. Origin of amphioxus 1830–40; <New Latin: literally, sharp at both ends <Greek amphi-amphi- + oxýs pointed Words nearby amphioxus Amphimarus, amphimixis, Amphinome, Amphinomus, Amphion, amphioxus, amphipathic, amphiphile, amphiploid, amphipod, amphipodous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amphioxus Wilson, separation of segmentation spheres of amphioxus egg, 60. The Biological Problem of To-day\|Oscar Hertwig They, however, resemble even as much in arrangement and greater number the buccal cirri of Amphioxus. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan Certain arrangements of the pharyngeal wall of Ammocoetes show a remarkable resemblance to what is found in Amphioxus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8\|Various Neither the Tunicata nor Amphioxus can by any possibility be on the direct line of ascent from the invertebrate to the vertebrate. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell The egg of the lowest vertebrate, amphioxus, shows these changes in a simple and apparently primitive form. The Whence and the Whither of Man\|John Mason Tyler British Dictionary definitions for amphioxus amphioxus / (ˌæmfɪˈɒksəs) / noun plural -oxi (-ˈɒksaɪ) or -oxuses another name for the lancelet Word Origin for amphioxus C19: from New Latin: both ends being sharp, from amphi- + Greek oxus sharp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for amphioxus amphioxus [ ăm′fē-ŏk′səs ] See lancelet. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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