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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lernæacea

/(lẽr`nē̇*ā"shē̇*ȧ)/ · Ler·næ·a·ce·a · IPA
01 n. pl. A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active a…
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    A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix.(Zool.)