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Answer for the clue "Lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes ", 11 letters:
hyperoartia

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hyperoartia \Hy`per*o*ar"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma ...

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Hyperoartia or Petromyzontida is a disputed group of vertebrates that includes the modern lampreys and their fossil relatives. Examples of hyperoartians from early in their fossil record are Endeiolepis and Euphanerops , fish-like animals with hypocercal ...