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lampern

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noun

  1. a migratory European lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis, that spawns in rivers Also calledriver lamprey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of lampern1

C14 laumprun, from Old French, from lampreie lamprey
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Lampern, lam′pėrn, n. a river lamprey.

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But the river was already filled to overflowing, so that brook and river met each other halfway, and the life in each was intermingled. a roach snapped idly at him. each lampern was anchored by its sucker to a rounded pebble. the new portion was stubby and colourless.

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