branchiura Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
    order Branchiura.

WordNet

Bran"chi*u"ra noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr., Gr. gill + tail.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).

Webster 1913