Definition of Argulus

1. n. A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura.

Definition of Argulus

1. a fish louse [n ARGULI]

Medical Definition of Argulus

1. A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura. Origin: NL, dim of Argus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argulus

argued
arguendo
arguer
arguers
argues
argufied
argufier
argufiers
argufies
argufy
argufying
arguido
arguidos
arguing
arguli
argulus (current term)
argument
argument-form
argument-forms
argument ad hominem
argument form
argument forms
argument from design
argumenta
argumenta ad fidem
argumenta ad hominem
argumenta ad populum
argumenta ad verecundiam
argumentable
argumental

Literary usage of Argulus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"12 Abdomen medium, oval, anal sinus short, slit-like, papillae sub- terminal argulus versicolor Wilson 1903, female. Anal papillae subterminal; bases of ..."

2. The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and Bibliographical History by David M. Damkaer (2002)
"Univalves (including argulus and Caligus) 2. Bivalves [other cladocerans] Class 13. Crustaces [including amphipods and higher crustaceans] Class 14. ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"argulus laticauda Smith 1874. argulus laticauda Smith. 1903. argulus laticauda Wilson. 1904. argulus laticauda Wilson. Charlestown Pond on tautog ..."

4. Bibliotheca Zoologica by Julius Victor Carus, Wilhelm Engelmann (1889)
"bot.Gea. in: Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sc. Vol. 3. 1877. p. 214—216. — Amer. Journ. of Micr 1879. p. 153—155. Description of a New Species of argulus. ..."

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