lamprey
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lamprey
- /ˈlæm.pɹi/
- /ˈlæm.pɹeɪ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English laumprei, from Old French lampreie (modern French lamproie), from Medieval Latin lampreda, possibly alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though it is traditionally thought to be a combination of lambō (“to lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of limpet, which derives from Latin.
noun lampreys
- Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
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Talk about this word "lamprey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lamprey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lamprey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lamprey "lamprey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lamprey.Cite this
@misc{lamprey_2026,
title = {lamprey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lamprey},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
