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whale louse

noun

amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans

• Hypernyms: ↑amphipod

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cyamus, ↑genus Cyamus

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noun

1. : any of several degenerate amphipod crustaceans (genus Cyamus) parasitic on cetaceans

2. : whale barnacle

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whale louse noun

A genus (Cyamus) of amphipod Crustacea parasitic on the skin of cetaceans

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Main Entry: ↑whale

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whale louse,

a barnacle or crustacean that is parasitic on whales.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.