Ichthyophthira

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

  Ichthyophthira \Ich`thy*oph*thi"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
     'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + ? a louse.] (Zool.)
     A division of copepod crustaceans, including numerous species
     parasitic on fishes.
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