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Etymology

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Particularly: “probably ἀμφί (amphí) + ὀξύς (oxús)”

From Greek: amphi "on both sides" + oxýs "sharp, keen" = "pointed on both sides".

Noun

amphioxus (plural amphioxi or amphioxuses)

The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.