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Ammocoetes or Lampetra fluviatilis
Lampern Lam"pern, n. [See Lamprey.] (Zo["o]l.) The river lamprey (Ammoc[oe]tes, or Lampetra, fluviatilis). Note: The name is also applied to other river lampreys.
Impetrate
Impetrate Im"pe*trate, a. [L. impetratus, p. p. of impetrare to obtain; pref. im- in + patrare to bring to pass.] Obtained by entreaty. [Obs.] --Ld. Herbert.
Impetrate
Impetrate Im"pe*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impetrating.] To obtain by request or entreaty. --Usher.
Impetrated
Impetrate Im"pe*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impetrating.] To obtain by request or entreaty. --Usher.
Impetrating
Impetrate Im"pe*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impetrating.] To obtain by request or entreaty. --Usher.
Impetrative
Impetrative Im"pe*tra*tive, a. [L. impetrativus obtained by entreaty.] Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Impetratory
Impetratory Im"pe*tra*to*ry, a. Containing or expressing entreaty. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Perpetrable
Perpetrable Per"pe*tra"ble, a. Capable of being perpetrated. --R. North.
Perpetrate
Perpetrate Per"pe*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetrating.] [L. perpetratus, p. p. of perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.] To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed. What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. --Young.
Perpetrated
Perpetrate Per"pe*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetrating.] [L. perpetratus, p. p. of perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.] To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed. What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. --Young.
Perpetrating
Perpetrate Per"pe*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetrating.] [L. perpetratus, p. p. of perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.] To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed. What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. --Young.
Perpetrator
Perpetrator Per"pe*tra`tor, n. [L.] One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or crime.
Petralogy
Petralogy Pe*tral"o*gy, n. See Petrology.
Petrary
Petrary Pet"ra*ry, n. [L. petra stone. Cf. Sp. petraria, and E. Pederero.] An ancient war engine for hurling stones.

Meaning of Petra from wikipedia

- Petra (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْراء, romanized: Al-Batrāʾ; Gr****: Πέτρα, "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō (Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢒‎ or...
- The Positron–Electron Tandem Ring Accelerator (PETRA) is one of the particle accelerators at the German national laboratory DESY in Hamburg, Germany....
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- Petra is an American music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres and was, for many years, regarded...
- Petra (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpe.tɾə]) is a town and muni****lity on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the...
- Petra Němcová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtra ˈɲɛmtsovaː]; born 24 June 1979) is a Czech model, television host, and philanthropist who founded the Happy...
- Petra Schürmann-Freund (German: [ˈpeːtʁa ˈʃyːɐ̯ˌman] ; 15 September 1933 – 14 January 2010) was a German actress, model, TV announcer and beauty queen...
- Petra Kvitová, OLY (Czech: [ˈpɛtra ˈkvɪtovaː]; born 8 March 1990) is an inactive Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes...
- Petra Davies (24 July 1930 – 22 March 2016) was a British actress. Davies was born in Eltham, London, England on 24 July 1930 and grew up in Newport,...
- Petra Scharbach, best known as Petra, is a German actress, model, singer and painter. She was sometimes credited as Petra Rockstar. Born in Frankfurt...