Portuguese Meaning of amphioxus

Amphioxus

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Wordnet

amphioxus (n)

small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates

Webster

amphioxus (n.)

A fishlike creature (lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebrae, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc.

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Amphioxus

small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebratesA fishlike creature (lanceolatus), two or three inches long, fou

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amphioxidae => cefalocordados, amphineura => Aplácoforos, amphimixis => anfimixia, amphimacer => Anfímacro, amphilogy => Anfibologia,