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[syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hyperotreta \Hy`per*o*tre"ta\
(h[imac]`p[~e]r*[-o]*tr[=e]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
"yperw`,n the palate + trhto`s perforated.] (Zool.)
An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish
and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the
mouth, one tooth on the palate, and a communication between
the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish. [Written
also Hyperotreti.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hyperotreta
n 1: hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn:
Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta,
suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea,
suborder Myxinoidei]