HyperDic: order_branchiura

English > 1 sense of the expression order Branchiura:
NOUNanimalorder Branchiura, Branchiuracopepods with suctorial mouthparts
English > order Branchiura: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcopepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes.
SynonymBranchiura
Member ofCopepoda, subclass Copepodaminute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans
Membersfish louseA kind of copepod
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishbranquiuros
Catalanbranquiürs

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