Argulus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Argulus \Ar"gu*lus\, n. [NL., dim of Argus.] (Zool.)
     A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish
     louse. See {Branchiura}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Branchiura \Bran"chi*u"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill +
     o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)
     A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including
     species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice ({Argulus}).
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