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Siphonostomata

Siphonostomata logo #21002• (n. pl.) An artificial division of gastropods including those that have siphonostomatous shells. • (n. pl.) A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood.
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Siphonostomata

Siphonostomata logo #20972Si`pho·no·stom'a·ta noun plural [ New Latin See Siphon , and Stoma .] (Zoology) (a) A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood. (b) An ar...
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