sea lamprey

collocation in English

meaningsofseaandlamprey

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sea
noun
uk
/siː/us
/siː/
the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded ...
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lamprey
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlæm.pri/us
/ˈlæm.pri/
a long, snake-like fish that uses its sucking mouth to feed off the blood of ...
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(Definition ofseaandlampreyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Despite having only a few nerve cells from thesealampreyit has already learned to follow or avoid lights.
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Several invasive species, includingsealamprey, alewife and rainbow smelt, became abundant in the lake by the 1930s.
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Otter also used to roam here and might be establishing again in the near future along withsealamprey.
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These are believed to have independent influences on thesealampreybehavior.
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It is one of a number of species (in addition to the lake trout and lake herring) aggressively attacked bysealamprey.
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View preservedsealampreyand trout.
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When female sea lampreys return to the stream to breed, they are drawn to the traps and captured, preventing reproduction from occurring.
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Their diet consists of a variety of mollusks, crustaceans, and hagfish and sea lampreys.
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Some individuals can start the hematophagous feeding in the river before migrating to the sea, where sea lampreys prey on a wide variety of fish.
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However, logging operations, fishing and the installation of an electric barrier to prevent sea lampreys from travelling upstream (removed in 1960) have reduced sturgeon activity in the river.
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