sea louse

English

Noun

sea louse (plural sea lice)

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

References

“sea louse”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
sea louse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caligidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Caligidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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