hyperotreta

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hyperotreta - 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]

hyperotreta - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Hyperotreta
      n 1: hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn:
           Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta,
           suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea,
           suborder Myxinoidei]