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Meaning of "amphioxus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMPHIOXUS

From New Latin: both ends being sharp, from amphi- + Greek oxus sharp.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMPHIOXUS

amphioxus  [ˌæmfɪˈɒksəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMPHIOXUS

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Amphioxus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMPHIOXUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lancelet

The lancelets, also known as amphioxus, comprise some thirty-two species of fish-like marine chordates with a global distribution in shallow temperate and tropical seas, usually found half-buried in sand. They are the modern representatives of the subphylum Cephalochordata, formerly thought to be the sister group of the craniates. In Asia, they are harvested commercially as food for humans and domesticated animals. They are an important object of study in zoology as they provide indications about the origins of the vertebrates. Lancelets serve as an intriguing comparison point for tracing how vertebrates have evolved and adapted. Although lancelets split from vertebrates more than 520 million years ago, their genomes hold clues about evolution, particularly how vertebrates have employed old genes for new functions. They are regarded as similar to the archetypal vertebrate form. The Amphioxiformes are often called "amphioxus". Amphioxus is an obsolete synonym of the genus Branchiostoma. It is used as a common name along with "lancelet", especially in the English language. The genome of the Florida lancelet has been sequenced.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMPHIOXUS


abraxas
əˈbræksəs
amphioxi
ˌæmfɪˈɒksəs
amplexus
æmˈplɛksəs
census
ˈsɛnsəs
colossus
kəˈlɒsəs
complexus
kəmˈpleksəs
consensus
kənˈsɛnsəs
cursus
ˈkɜːsəs
Issus
ˈɪsəs
lapsus
ˈlæpsəs
Manassas
məˈnæsəs
nexus
ˈnɛksəs
Oxus
ˈɒksəs
Pegasus
ˈpɛɡəsəs
Phrixus
ˈfrɪksəs
plexus
ˈplɛksəs
risus
ˈraɪsəs
tarsus
ˈtɑːsəs
Texas
ˈtɛksəs
versus
ˈvɜːsəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMPHIOXUS

amphigastrium
amphigoric
amphigories
amphigory
amphigouri
amphimacer
amphimictic
amphimixes
amphimixis
amphioxi
amphipath
amphipathic
amphiphile
amphiphilic
amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphipod
amphipodous
amphiprostylar
amphiprostyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMPHIOXUS

choroid plexus
coeliac plexus
Jesus
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miscellaneous
nous
numerous
plus
previous
religious
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solar plexus
status
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thus
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Synonyms and antonyms of amphioxus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «amphioxus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMPHIOXUS

Find out the translation of amphioxus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amphioxus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amphioxus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

文昌鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anfioxo
570 millions of speakers

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amphioxus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

amphioxus
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحسيكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Amphioxus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anfioxo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

amphioxus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amphioxus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amphioxus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amphioxus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナメクジウオ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

amphioxus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amphioxus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lưỡng tiêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆம்ஃபியாக்சஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अँफिऑक्सस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Amphioxus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anfiosso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amphioxus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Amphioxus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amphioxus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

amphioxus
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

amphioxus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

amphioxus
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

amphioxus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amphioxus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMPHIOXUS»

The term «amphioxus» is normally little used and occupies the 113.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMPHIOXUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amphioxus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMPHIOXUS»

Discover the use of amphioxus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amphioxus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gastrulation of Amphioxus...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas Hunt Morgan, 2012
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The Amphioxus: And Its Development (1893)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Berthold Hatschek, 2010
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Wnt Signaling in Development
In amphioxus embryos, there is no evidence for maternal expression of Wnt genes. However, zygotic expression of amphioxus Wnt genes suggests that, as in sea urchins, there is an early posterior Wnt signaling center. The earliest zygotic  ...
Michael Kühl, 2003
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The Invertebrates
25 Sea squirts and amphioxus Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Urochordata Class Ascidiacea (sea squirts) Class Larvacea Class Thaliacea (salps) Subphylum Cephalochordata (amphioxus) Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates) The vertebrates ...
R. McNeill Alexander, 1979
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The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates: With Posters
Cell Tissue Res 155:27-45 Boeke J (1902) Ober das Homologon des Infundibularorgans bei Amphioxus lanceolatus. Anat Anz 15:411-414 Boeke J ( 1908) Das Infundibularorgan im Gehirn des Amphioxus. Anat Anz 32:473-488 Boeke J ...
R. Nieuwenhuys, Hendrik Jan Donkelaar, Charles Nicholson, 1998
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krishna's Chordata
The endostyle of Amphioxus and subpharyngeal gland of ammocetes seems to be homologous. 9. Both contain a straight and uncoiled alimentary canal which opens to outside through anus at the base of caudal fin. 10. Both have similar ...
Dr. M. C. Bhatnagar, Dr. Geeta Bansal
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Primordial Germ Cells in the Chordates: Embryogenesis and ...
The development of isolated blastomeres of amphioxus. Acta Biol. Exp. Sinica 6, 57-90. Tung, T. C., Wu, S. C. & Tung, Y. F. Y. (1959). The developmental potencies of the blastomere layers in amphioxus egg at the 32-cell stage. Acta Biol.
Pieter Dirk Nieuwkoop, Lien A. Sutasurya, 1979
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Amphioxus and the Ancestry of the Vertebrates
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition.
Arthur Willey, 2013
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Animal Evolution: Interrelationships of the Living Phyla
Feeding methods of cephalochordate larvae. Isr. J. Zool. 42 (Suppl.): S87–S95. Goodrich, E.S. 1934. The early development ofthe nephridia in Amphioxus: Part II , The paired nephridia. Q. J. Microsc. Sci., N. S. 76: 655–674. Hatschek, B. 1881.
Claus Nielsen, 2012
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Vitamin-Binding Proteins: Functional Consequences
Although the amphioxus genome encodes orthologs of the enzymes required in vertebrates for RA synthesis (RALDH) and degradation (CYP26), it remains to be determined whether these cephalochordate RALDH and CYP26 are indeed ...
Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti, Shyamala Dakshinamurti, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMPHIOXUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amphioxus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Science nerd, humanities fan
For example, there is this ancient fish called the amphioxus that has this gill arch structure that seems to be a rudimentary form of our inner ear structures that ... «The JHU Gazette, May 15»
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Scripps Scientists to be Honored with Prestigious International …
The Hollands are being recognized for advancing and modernizing the science of amphioxus, a small, worm-like marine animal also known as ... «Newswise, Jan 15»
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Our Spine Evolved From Worm Muscle
This scenario would also explain why the lancelet amphioxus, a primitive chordate, has a notochord with both cartilage and muscle. Rather ... «Design & Trend, Sep 14»
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Slipped discs provide a window into human evolutionary past
Such a scenario would also explain why the lancelet amphioxus, a 'primitive' chordate, has a notochord with both cartilage and muscle. Rather ... «Phys.Org, Sep 14»
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Proposed giant tidal plant for mainland China is far-off dream
"The ancient amphioxus fish vanished from the area." The environmental impact on protected Chinese white dolphins and egrets near Xiamen ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 14»
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Scientists Discover Secrets of a Sea Creature's Fluorescent Glow
For their study, the researchers looked at lancelets, marine invertebrates that are also known as "amphioxus." The creatures spend most of their ... «Design & Trend, Jul 14»
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Fossils in a flash
Amphioxus (top) is one of the most primitive chordates alive today, related to backboned animals. The wormy-looking animal cathaymyrus ... «Science News for Students, May 14»
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Your Inner Fish … An engaging look at our vertebrate ancestry
Peter Holland, left, and Neil Shubin hunt off the Florida coast for amphioxus, a wormlike creature used to study the origins of basic human ... «World Socialist Web Site, Apr 14»
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What not to do in a morgue
... from amphioxus to zebra. Well, perhaps not zebra, but certainly very many mammals, including rabbits aplenty. And believing that a human is ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 14»
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Down among the dead men: Best-selling author Simon Winchester …
I had dissected on the slab just about every imaginable type of creature, from amphioxus to zebra. Well, perhaps not zebra, but certainly very ... «The Independent, Jan 14»

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