cyclostome
noun
cy·clo·stome
ˈsī-klə-ˌstōm 
: any of a class (Cyclostomata) of jawless fishes having a large sucking mouth and comprising the hagfishes and lampreys
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In 2016, a group of scientists in the U.S. proposed a hypothesis that the Tully monster was an early vertebrate similar in some anatomical details to the modern cyclostomes (a group including today jawless fish like lamprey and hagfish).
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“Cyclostome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclostome. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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cyclostome
noun
cy·clo·stome
ˈsī-klə-ˌstōm, ˈsik-lə-
: any vertebrate of the class or order Cyclostomata
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