whale louse

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whale louse (plural whale lice)

  1. 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.
    • 1971 Mar, National Geographic, page 411:
      Crablike whale lice dig deeply into sores and cuts.

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