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Noun: whale louse  weyl laws
  1. Amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans
    "Researchers studied the whale lice to learn more about the migration patterns of their host whales"

Derived forms: whale lice

Type of: amphipod

Part of: Cyamus, genus Cyamus

Encyclopedia: Whale louse