lernean

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noun

A member of the family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic crustaceans found attached to fishes and other marine animals.

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Meanings

lernean1

nounlernean (plural lerneans)

plural lerneans · alternative lernaean

  1. A member of the family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic crustaceans found attached to fishes and other marine animals.

    Crustacea.—Embryos are often dissimilar from the adult form. The most conspicuous of these is the larva (Zoe) of the Decapoda, and the active zoeform young of Cirripedia (barnacles) and Lernæacea (lerneans).

    1874, Harrison Allen, Outlines of Comparative Anatomy and Medical Zoology, page 131

Lernean2

adjectiveLernean (not comparable)

alternative archaic Lernaean · alternative archaic Lernæan

  1. Greeknot comparablearchaeologyFrom or pertaining to Lerna, a former coastal lake and Helladic site on the Peloponnese.
nounLernean (plural Lerneans)

plural Lerneans · alternative archaic Lernaean · alternative archaic Lernæan

  1. A native or inhabitant of Lerna.

Origin

From Latin Lernaeus + -an. By surface analysis, Lerna + -ean.

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Translations

French lernéen, Lernéen
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Italian lerneo
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Latin Lernaeus, Lernaeus
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Cite this entry
APA

lernean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lernean

MLA

“lernean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lernean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lernean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lernean.

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