amphioxus
pronunciation
How to pronounce amphioxus in British English:
UK [,æmfɪ'ɒksəs]
How to pronounce amphioxus in American English:
US [ ,æmfɪ'ɑksəs]
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- Noun:
- small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
Word Origin
Example
- 1. A bizarre and rare sea creature called amphioxus was recorded in orkney .
- 2. Seqeunce analysis , homology comparision and secondary structure prediction of ferritin protein gene in qingdao amphioxus .
- 3. Amphioxus postembryonic development reveals the homology of chordate metamorphosis .
- 4. Research interests : comparative genome and molecular evolution , animal genetic diversity and dna molecular marker , amphioxus .
- 5. Purification and characterization of a new form of vitellogenin from amphioxus ( branchiostoma belcheri tsingtaunese ) and its immune function study .