whale lice

A form of whale louse — A 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of whale louse
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