"sea louse" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (lifeform): Copepods, Parasites Synonyms: caligid
    Sense id: en-sea_louse-en-noun-960YSHvi Disambiguation of Copepods: 84 16 Disambiguation of Parasites: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. The horseshoe crab.
    Sense id: en-sea_louse-en-noun--a4hqpe6

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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