Definition of Lancilet

Definition of Lancilet

Lance"let (?), n. [Lance + - let.] (Zoöl.) 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

any of a group of primitive marine animals, of subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord instead of a backbone

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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