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lerneans

lerneans is the plural 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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Noun capitalized: Lerneans

Lerneans

  1. (plural) plural of Lernean

Questions about lerneans

What is lerneans the plural of?
Lerneans is the plural of lernean.
What part of speech is lerneans?
Lerneans is a noun.

Words near lerneans in the dictionary

  1. lernaeodiscid
  2. lernaeodiscids
  3. lernaeopodid
  4. lernaeopodids
  5. lernean
  6. lerneans
  7. lernt
  8. Lernæan
  9. lerodalcibep
  10. LeRoi
  11. leroij

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