| parasita | <zoology> An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc. A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Synonym: Siphonostomata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| parasital | <botany> Of or pertaining to parasites; parasitic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |