English Explanatory Dictionary

Lernean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. From or pertaining to Lerna, a former coastal lake and Helladic site on the Peloponnese.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Lerna.
noun
  1. A member of the family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic crustaceans found attached to fishes and other marine animals.

Word forms

Lernean Lernaean Lernæan Lerneans

Etymology

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

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