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Rust :: Rust (v. i.) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants..

Trematodea :: Trematodea (n. pl.) An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found, also, on the gills and skin of fishes. A few species are parasitic on man, and some, of which the fluke is the most important, are injurious parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened body covered with a chitinous skin, and are furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species are hermaphrodi

Bdellomorpha :: Bdellomorpha (n.) An order of Nemertina, including the large leechlike worms (Malacobdella) often parasitic in clams..

Siphonostome :: Siphonostome (n.) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.

Epicarican :: Epicarican (n.) An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps..

Louse :: Louse (n.) Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira..

Trumpie :: Trumpie (n.) The Richardson's skua (Stercorarius parasiticus).

Poecilopoda :: Poecilopoda (n. pl.) Originally, an artificial group including many parasitic Entomostraca, together with the horseshoe crabs (Limuloidea)..

Itch :: Itch (n.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact..

Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga..

Chalcid Fly :: Chalcid fly () One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididae. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects..

Pupivora :: Pupivora (n. pl.) A group of parasitic Hymenoptera, including the ichneumon flies, which destroy the larvae and pupae of insects..

Viscum :: Viscum (n.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe..

Lernean :: Lernean (n.) One of a family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic Crustacea found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Some species penetrate the skin and flesh with the elongated head, and feed on the viscera. See Illust. in Appendix..

Ergot :: Ergot (n.) A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea..

Entorganism :: Entorganism (n.) An internal parasitic organism.

Ectorganism :: Ectorganism (n.) An external parasitic organism.

Ixodes :: Ixodes (n.) A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species of ticks. See Tick, the insect..

Ascarid :: Ascarid (n.) A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons..

Triungulus :: Triungulus (n.) The active young larva of any oil beetle. It has feet armed with three claws, and is parasitic on bees. See Illust. of Oil beetle, under Oil..

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