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a kind of copepod

: any of various small crustaceans (as the carp louse) parasitic on fishes; especially : any of various true copepods that are found on the skin or gills or in the mouth of fishes and that exhibit varying degrees of degeneration in the adult state due to their parasitic habits — see lernaea

any of numerous small crustaceans, esp. certain copepods, parasitic on the skin and gills of fish.

fish louse noun

A copepod or other crustacean which is a parasite on fishes

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fish louse,

any one of various small crustaceans that are parasitic on the surface of fish.

n. an aquatic crustacean that is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills: ●

a) a free-swimming crustacean with a shieldlike carapace and a pair of suckers (class Branchiura: several genera, in particular Argulus)

b) an elongated crustacean that becomes permanently attached to the host and typically highly modified (class Copepoda: several orders and numerous species)