AMPHIOXI Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word amphioxi. (close relations)
Definition of AMPHIOXI
amphioxus
Best Alternative Words for AMPHIOXI
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cephalochordate | nounn | |||||||
noun • fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column | ||||||||
chordate | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata noun • any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | ||||||||
fish | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces • the flesh of fish used as food • the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 verb • seek indirectly • catch or try to catch fish or shellfish | ||||||||
invertebrate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • lacking a backbone or spinal column noun • any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification | ||||||||
lancelet | nounn | |||||||
noun • small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates | ||||||||
marine animal | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals |