whale louse

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   amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans

   Broaderamphipod

   Part ofCyamus

Questions about whale louse

What does whale louse mean?

whale louse means "amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans".

Is whale louse a common word?

whale louse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.