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Siphonostomata
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n. pl.) An artificial division of gastropods including those that have siphonostomatous shells.
(2):
(n. pl.) A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Siphonostomata'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/siphonostomata.html. 1828.