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noun (plural lampreys)
- a primitive freshwater and saltwater fish, of the Petromyzontidae family, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw
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| Lance |
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proper noun
- A surname.
- (given name, male), pet form of Lancelot or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology associated with a lance.
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| lancetfish |
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noun
- A voracious deep-sea fish Alepidosaurus ferox having long, lancet-like teeth.
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| lanternfish |
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noun
- any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
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| lavaret |
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noun - (Zoology): A European whitefish Coregonus laveretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland.
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| leatherjacket |
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noun
- The larva of some crane flies
- Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
- Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
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| ling |
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noun
- Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod.
- Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
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| lionfish |
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noun
- Any of the venomous fish of the Pterois or Scorpaenidae. family, notable for their long and separated spines
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| lumpfish |
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noun
- lumpsucker
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| lungfish |
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noun (plural lungfish or lungfishes)
- air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
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