Remarks |
'Parasitic', i.e., an organism living in or on another organism for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return (p. 854 in Ref. 11978); 'river', i.e., banks of a river, from Old French 'riviere' from Vulgar Latin 'riparia', i.e., land by the water's edge, from Latin 'ripa', i.e., bank (p. 446 in Ref. 11979); 'lamprey' from Old English from Latin 'lampreda' from 'lampetra', i.e., stone-licker since the lamprey holds on to rocks with its jawless sucking mouth (p. 316 in Ref. 11979). |