"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

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