Category:Parasita

Par`a*si"ta, n. pl. Etym: [nl.] (zoöl.) (a) an artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, Ticks, mites, etc. (b) a division of copepod crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the Lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata.