'Hyperotreta' definitions:
Definition of 'Hyperotreta'
(from WordNet)
noun
Hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]
Definition of 'Hyperotreta'
From: GCIDE
- Hyperotreta \Hy`per*o*tre"ta\ (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[-o]*tr[=e]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "yperw`,n the palate + trhto`s perforated.] (Zool.) An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the palate, and a communication between the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish. [Written also Hyperotreti.] [1913 Webster]