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Amphioxides

noun
Am·​phi·​ox·​i·​des | \ -ˌdēz\

Definition of Amphioxides

: a formerly recognized genus of pelagic lancelets mistakenly based on larvae of the genus Asymmetron

First Known Use of Amphioxides

1895, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Amphioxides

New Latin, from Amphioxus + Greek -idēs (patronymic suffix)

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