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Definition: Lernaea branchialis
Lernaea
\Ler*n[ae]"a\ (l[~e]r*n[=e]"[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L.
Lernaeus Lern[ae]an, fr. Lerna, Gr. Le`rnh, a forest and
marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A Linn[ae]an genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as
the family
Lern[ae]id[ae].
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Note: The genus is restricted by modern zo["o]logists to a
limited number of species similar to
Lern[ae]a branchialis
found on the gills of the cod.
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