Found 2 items, similar to Branchiura.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Branchiura
Branchiura
n : copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
[syn:
order Branchiura]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Branchiura
Branchiura
\Bran"chi*u"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill +
o'yra` tail.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including
species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (
Argulus).
[1913 Webster]