Lernaeacea

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

  Lernaeacea \Ler`n[ae]*a"ce*a\ (l[~e]r`n[-e]*[=a]"sh[-e]*[.a]),
     n. pl. [NL. See {Lern[ae]a}.] (Zool.)
     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.


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