Definition of Lernaea
:a genus (the type of the family Lernaeidae) of copepod crustaceans that in some stages are parasitic usually externally on fishes
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Lernaea
noun
Ler·naea
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ˌlərˈnēə
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Origin and Etymology of lernaea
New Latin, from Latin, feminine of Lernaeus Lernaean
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