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Petromyzon
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Translingual
Etymology
mul grc πέτρᾱ stone, rock μῠζῶν, the contracted present active participle of grc μῠζᾰ́ω to suck, possibly as a calque of mul la lampreda.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Petromyzontidae certain lampreys
Hyponyms
genus Petromyzon marinus species - sole accepted species