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Lamprey vs Lamper - What's the difference?

lamprey | lamper |

As nouns the difference between lamprey and lamper

is that lamprey is any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the petromyzontidae family, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw while lamper is one who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights or lamper can be (dialect) a lamprey.

lamprey

English

(wikipedia lamprey)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the Petromyzontidae family, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.

    • Derived terms

    * brook lamprey * European river lamprey * sea lamprey

    References

    * lamprey] in , volume VI, 1908 *

    lamper

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect) A lamprey.
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