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(1):

(n. pl.) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata.

(2):

(n. pl.) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Parasita'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/parasita.html. 1828.
 
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