Medical Definition of Lernaea
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A Linnaean genus of parasitic Entomostraca, the same as the family Lernaeidae.
The genus is restricted by modern zoologists to a limited number of species similar to Lernaea branchialis found on the gills of the cod.
Origin: NL, fr. L. Lernaeus Lernaean, fr. Lerna, Gr, a forest and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lernaea
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