BRANCHIURA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Branchiura mean? 

• BRANCHIURA (noun)
  The noun BRANCHIURA has 1 sense:

1. copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes

  Familiarity information: BRANCHIURA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRANCHIURA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Branchiura; order Branchiura

Hypernyms ("Branchiura" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Branchiura"):

fish louse (a kind of copepod)

Holonyms ("Branchiura" is a member of...):

Copepoda; subclass Copepoda (minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans)