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WHALE LOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whale louse mean?
• WHALE LOUSE (noun)
The noun WHALE LOUSE has 1 sense:
1. amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans
Familiarity information: WHALE LOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("whale louse" is a kind of...):
amphipod (a kind of malacostracan crustacean)
Holonyms ("whale louse" is a member of...):
Cyamus; genus Cyamus (whale lice)
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