Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A siphonostomatous animal, as a fish, a fish-louse, or a shell-fish.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.
  • noun A siphonostomatous shell.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun zoology Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.
  • noun zoology A siphonostomatous shell.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek

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Examples

  • Evolutionary biology of siphonostome parasites of vertebrates Siphonostomatoida: Copepoda.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • Evolutionary biology of siphonostome parasites of vertebrates Siphonostomatoida: Copepoda.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • Evolutionary biology of siphonostome parasites of vertebrates Siphonostomatoida: Copepoda.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

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