chalimus

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noun

The post-copepodid stage of a caligid parasite, having a frontal filament for attaching to the host

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Meanings

nounchalimus (plural chalimi)

plural chalimi

  1. The post-copepodid stage of a caligid parasite, having a frontal filament for attaching to the host

    Samples of nauplius, copepodid and chalimus stages consisted of pools of parasites.

    2015 September 30, “A Survey of the ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Gene Superfamily in the Salmon Louse ( Lepeophtheirus salmonis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Casluhim
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APA

chalimus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalimus

MLA

“chalimus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalimus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalimus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalimus.

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