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Thesaurus: lancelet

A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.

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  1. n. A small class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/fishlike">fishlike class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/animal">animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.
  2. n. small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
  3. A small class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/fishlike">fishlike class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/animal">animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.
  4. A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable forthe rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the classLeptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.
  5. n. small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates