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lernaean

lernaean is the alternative form of lernean.

Meaning of lernean

Noun

lernean (plural lerneans)

  1. A member of the family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic crustaceans found attached to fishes and other marine animals.
    • Crustacea.—Embryos are often dissimilar from the adult form. The most conspicuous of these is the larva (Zoe) of the Decapoda, and the active zoeform young of Cirripedia (barnacles) and Lernæacea (lerneans).1874, Harrison Allen, Outlines of Comparative Anatomy and Medical Zoology, page 131

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Adjective capitalized: Lernaean

Lernaean (comparative more Lernaean, superlative most Lernaean)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Lernean.

Noun capitalized: Lernaean

Lernaean (plural Lernaeans)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Lernean.

Forms of lernaean

Noun
plurallernaeans
pluralLernaeans
Adjective
comparativemore Lernaean
superlativemost Lernaean

Questions about lernaean

What is lernaean the alternative form of?
Lernaean is the alternative form of lernean.
What part of speech is lernaean?
Lernaean can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near lernaean in the dictionary

  1. Lermontov
  2. Lermontovian
  3. lermontovite
  4. lern
  5. Lerna
  6. lernaean
  7. lernaeans
  8. lernaeodiscid
  9. lernaeodiscids
  10. lernaeopodid
  11. lernaeopodids

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