hagfish
/ˈhægfɪʃ/noun
(复同单, 或-fishes)
1- a primitive jawless marine vertebrate distantly related to the lampreys, with a slimy eel-like body, a slit-like mouth surrounded by barbels, and a rasping tongue used for feeding on dead or dying fish盲鳗。
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- Class Myxini and family Myxinidae: several genera, in particular Myxine, and numerous species.盲鳗纲, 盲鳗科:数属, 尤指盲鳗属, 众多种。
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