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Hyperotreta

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hyperotreta'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hyperotreta.html. 1828.