Dictionary entry

Ichthyophthira

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Ich′thy‐oph‐thi″ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ιχθὔσ, -ύοσ, a fish + � a louse.] (Zoöl.) A division of copepod crustaceans, including numerous species parasitic on fishes.