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lernæa
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lernæa, n. [NL., fr. L. Lernaeus Lernæan, fr. Lerna, Gr. Le`rnh, a forest and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.].
A Linnæan genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as the family Lernæidæ . [1913 Webster]
" The genus is restricted by modern zoölogists to a limited number of species similar to Lernæa branchialis found on the gills of the cod." [1913 Webster]
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