Myzomeline (mizomeline)

pl. L Myzomela -inæ.] subfamily of Melipha gid a, typified by the genus Myzomela. myzomeline (mi-zom'e-lin), a. Pertaining to the Myzomelinæ, or having their characters. myzont (mi'zont), a. and n. [ tes; cyclostomous or marsipobranch i ate, as a fish. II. n. Any member of the Myzontes ; a lamprey or hag. Myzontes (mi-zon'tēz), n. pl. [NL., pl. of my zon: see myzont.] A cla of vertebrates in which the skull is incompletely developed and there is no lower jaw. The brain is distinctly developed. The heart is also well developed, and partitioned into an auricle and a ventricle. The gills have a pouch like form. In the adult the mouth is circular and suctorial. The Myzontes are the lampreys and hags, representing two orders, Hyperoartia and Hyperotreta. Also called Cyclos tom i, Marsipobranch i i, and Monorhina.