noun, plural lam·preys.

What is a group of lamprey called?

As such, many newer works, such as the fourth edition of Fishes of the World, classify lampreys in a separate group called Hyperoartia or Petromyzontida, but whether this is actually a clade is disputed.

Who died from a surfeit of lampreys?

Henry's death

According to the chronicler Henry of Huntingdon, he became ill because he ate too many ("a surfeit of") lampreys (a jawless fish). On his deathbed he gave instructions that his body should be taken to Reading 'where he had founded a monastery for 200 monks'.