siphonostomata

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CIDE DICTIONARY

siphonostomata, n. pl. [NL. See Siphon, and Stoma.].

A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood. [1913 Webster]

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