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Parasita
Webster's Dictionary
(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.