Hyperotreta

n. pl.

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(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.

Noun

1.

Hyperotreta - hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys Synonyms: Myxiniformes, Myxinoidea, Myxinoidei, suborder Hyperotreta, suborder Myxiniformes, suborder Myxinoidei

animal order, Cyclostomata, Myxiniformes, Myxinoidea, Myxinoidei, order Cyclostomata, suborder Hyperotreta, suborder Myxiniformes, suborder Myxinoidei