amphioxus

American  

[am-fee-ok-suhs] / ˌæm fiˈɒk səs /

noun

plural

amphioxi, amphioxuses

1. Zoology. lancelet.

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amphioxus British  

/ ˌæmfɪˈɒksəs /

noun

1. another name for the lancelet

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amphioxus Scientific  

/ ăm′fē-ŏk′səs /

1. See lancelet

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Etymology

Origin of amphioxus

1830–40; < New Latin: literally, sharp at both ends < Greek amphi- amphi- + oxýs pointed

Example Sentences

All homeobox genes identified in the genomes of the two hemichordates and amphioxus are listed in the Supplementary Table for Extended Data Fig.

From Nature • Nov. 17, 2015

The hemichordate genomes exhibit extensive conserved synteny with amphioxus and other bilaterians, and deeply conserved non-coding sequences that are candidates for conserved gene-regulatory elements.

From Nature • Nov. 17, 2015

All homeobox genes identified in the genomes of the two hemichordates and amphioxus are listed in the Supplementary Table for Extended Data Fig.

From Nature • Nov. 17, 2015

For Fig. 3a, we merged the amphioxus scaffolds into 17 pre-defined scaffold groups as suggested in ref.

From Nature • Nov. 17, 2015

Wilson, separation of segmentation spheres of amphioxus egg, 60.

From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar