1. Small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
   - amphioxus

Derived forms: lancelets

Type of: cephalochordate

Part of: genus Amphioxus

Encyclopedia: Lancelet

• scale wax
• scaled
• scaleless
• scalelike
• scalene
• scalene muscle
• scalene triangle
• scalenus
• scalenus syndrome
• scaler
• scaley
• scalic
• scaliness
• scaling
• scaling ladder
• scallion
• scallop
• scallop shell
• scalloped
• scallopine
• scallopini
• scallywag
• scalp
• scalp lock
• scalpel