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Sealouse

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sea lousenounAny copepod within the family Caligidae (order Siphonostomatoida); a kind of marine ectoparasite that feeds on the mucus, epidermal tissue and blood of fishes.
fishlousenounAlternative form of fish louse. [Any aquatic crustacean which is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills]
fish lousenounAny aquatic crustacean which is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills
whale lousenounA parasitic amphipod crustacean of the family Cyamidae found in skin lesions, genital folds, nostrils and eyes of marine mammals of the order Cetacea, i.e. whales, dolphins and porpoises.
caligidnounAny member of the Caligidae; a sea louse.
calanidnoun(zoology) Any member of the Calanidae, a family of copepods.
sea woodlousenounSynonym of sea slater (“littoral woodlouse”).
lousenounA small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
sea snailnounAny saltwater snail; a marine gastropod mollusk with a shell (contrasted with sea slug).
sacoglossannounA marine mollusk of the order Sacoglossa, sap-sucking sea slugs.
cuttlefishnounAny squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.
sea mousenounA marine polychaete worm (genus Aphrodita) with the body covered in a dense mat of setae.
sea slugnounAny soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusks of the order Nudibranchia.
splanchnotrophidnoun(zoology) Any copepod in the family Splanchnotrophidae.
seamothnounAlternative form of sea moth. [Any fish in the family Pegasidae, with winglike pectoral fins and body covered in bony armor.]
sea harenounAny member of the order Aplysiamorpha or Anaspidea, large marine gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein.
clausiidnoun(zoology) Any copepod in the family Clausiidae.
poecilostomatoidnoun(zoology) Any member of the order Poecilostomatoida of copepods.
scollopnounAlternative spelling of scallop. [Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.]
calanoidnounAny of the order Calanoida of copepods with a joint between the fifth and sixth body segments.

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