English Explanatory Dictionary

sea louse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any copepod within the family Caligidae (order Siphonostomatoida); a kind of marine ectoparasite that feeds on the mucus, epidermal tissue and blood of fishes.
  2. The horseshoe crab.

Word forms

sea louse sea lice

Synonyms

caligid
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