lernaea Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ler*næ"a noun (Also<
  • Lernaea
  • Lernæa
)
Etymology
NL., fr. L. Lernaeus Lernæan, fr. Lerna, Gr. , a forest and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A Linnæan genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as the family Lernæidæ. ✍ The genus is restricted by modern zoölogists to a limited number of species similar to Lernæa branchialis found on the gills of the cod.

Webster 1913