"sea louse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sea lice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|sea lice}} sea louse (plural sea lice)
  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. Synonyms: caligid
    Sense id: en-sea_louse-en-noun-960YSHvi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Copepods, Parasites Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Copepods: 93 7 Disambiguation of Parasites: 67 33
  2. The horseshoe crab.
    Sense id: en-sea_louse-en-noun--a4hqpe6

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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