Relating to or characteristic of Branchiura, the parasitic fish lice.
From Branchiura + the adjectival suffix -ous, meaning 'having or relating to the characteristics of.'
Branchiurous parasites have evolved specialized adaptations like adhesive discs and piercing mouthparts—they're tiny but incredibly effective evolutionary solutions to the problem of living on fish.
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