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Definition of Amphioxus lanceolatus
Amphioxus lanceolatus Lancelet Lance"let, n. [Lance + -let.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable
for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type
of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.
Amphioxus lanceolatus Amphioxus Am`phi*ox"us, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? sharp.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three
inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the
lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the
lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having
neither brain, skull, vertebr[ae], nor red blood. It forms
the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc.
