Sea louse

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAny copepod within the family Caligidae (order Siphonostomatoida); a kind of marine ectoparasite that feeds on the mucus, epidermal tissue and blood of fishes.

2.NounThe horseshoe crab.

Synonyms

sea slater sealouse fish louse caligid whale louse fishlouse copepodid copepod calanid carp louse snailfish paracalanid

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