whale louse

/weɪl laʊs/
/hweɪl laʊs/
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Other forms: whale lice

Definitions of whale louse
  1. noun
    amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans
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    type of:
    amphipod
    a kind of malacostracan crustacean
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