lampern
/ˈlæmpəɹn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis).
Example Sentences
- "[…]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."
Etymology
From Middle English laumproun, adopted from Old French lampreon, diminutive of lampreie (“lamprey”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: laumproun, lampreon