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lernæacea
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lernæacea, n. pl. [NL. See Lernæa.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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