Jawless vertebrate and Lamprey

Jawless vertebrate

Jawless vertebrate noun - Eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms.

Lamprey and jawless vertebrate are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Lamprey" with "Jawless vertebrate", this terms are similar.

Lamprey

Lamprey noun - Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue.
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Jawless vertebrate and lamprey are semantically related. You can use "Jawless vertebrate" instead a noun "Lamprey".
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