lancelet

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noun

any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone

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amphioxus
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Meanings

nounlancelet (plural lancelets)

plural lancelets

  1. any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone
    1. of subphylum Cephalochordata
    2. of order Amphioxiformes

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
amphioxus
Broader
cephalochordate
Also see
amphioxus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian ланцетник
  • ланцетник (lancetnik)animal of Cephalochordata
Catalan llanceta
  • llancetaanimal of Cephalochordata
Chinese Mandarin 文昌魚 /文昌鱼
  • 文昌魚 /文昌鱼 (wénchāngyú)animal of Cephalochordata
Danish lancetfisk
  • lancetfiskanimal of Cephalochordata
Finnish suikulainen
  • suikulainenanimal of Cephalochordata
Greek αμφίοξος
  • αμφίοξος (amfíoxos)animal of Cephalochordata
Hebrew אִזְמֵלוֹן
  • אִזְמֵלוֹן (izmelón)animal of Cephalochordata
Japanese 蛞蝓魚, ナメクジウオ
  • 蛞蝓魚animal of Cephalochordata
  • ナメクジウオ (namekujiuo)animal of Cephalochordata
Korean 창고기
  • 창고기 (changgogi)animal of Cephalochordata
Portuguese anfioxo
  • anfioxoanimal of Cephalochordata
Russian ланце́тник
  • ланце́тник (lancétnik)animal of Cephalochordata
Vietnamese lưỡng tiêm
  • lưỡng tiêmanimal of Cephalochordata
Cite this entry
APA

lancelet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancelet

MLA

“lancelet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancelet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lancelet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancelet.

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