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Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name (Lauraceae) of the camphor trees. See Camphor. →
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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. →
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A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below. →