genus amphioxus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Amphioxidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	chordate genus,
definition	:	any genus in the phylum Chordata (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	amphioxus, lancelet,
definition	:	small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	amphioxidae, branchiostomidae, family amphioxidae, family branchiostomidae,
definition	:	lancelets (noun.animal)