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Webster 1913 Edition
Branchiura
‖
Bran′chi-u′ra
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr., Gr. [GREEK] gill +
οὐρά
tail.] (Zool.)
A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (
Argulus
). Definition 2024
Branchiura
Branchiura
Translingual
Proper noun
Branchiura
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda – the fish lice.
See also
- Arguloida - the only order