Meaning of lampern | Babel Free

Definitions

European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis).

Examples

“[…]if thou woldest an eel or a laumprun holde with streite hondis, how myche strengerli thou thristis, so myche the sunnere it shal sliden awey.”

“LAmprayes or Lampurnes bee partly of the nature of Eeles[…].”

“The Lampern is called Petromyzon Fluviatilis, becauſe this fiſh at certain ſeaſons goes to the ſea.”

“The Lampern, Lampetra fluviatilis, is white, with greenish back; it reaches a length of sixteen inches.”

“Lampetra fluviatilis (the lampern or river lamprey) undergoes a spawning migration in British rivers during the period between November and February, after which the animals spend from 4 to 6 months in fresh water prior to spawning.”

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