'Branchiura' definitions:
Definition of 'Branchiura'
(from WordNet)
noun
Copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes [syn: Branchiura, order Branchiura]
Definition of 'Branchiura'
From: GCIDE
- Branchiura \Bran"chi*u"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.) A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus). [1913 Webster]