English Explanatory Dictionary

whale louse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parasitic amphipod crustacean of the family Cyamidae found in skin lesions, genital folds, nostrils and eyes of marine mammals of the order Cetacea, i.e. whales, dolphins and porpoises.

Word forms

whale louse whale lice

Synonyms

cyamid
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