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An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc.

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  1. n. pl. An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc.
  2. n. pl. A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata.
  3. (a) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc. (b) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata.
  4. n. pl. An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc. n. pl. A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata.