Definitions for: Branchiura

[n] copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes

Webster (1913) Definition: Bran"chi*u"ra, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill + ?
tail.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including
species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).

Synonyms: order Branchiura

See Also: animal order, Copepoda, fish louse, subclass Copepoda