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noun
Any copepod within the family Caligidae (order Siphonostomatoida); a kind of marine ectoparasite that feeds on the mucus, epidermal tissue and blood of fishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: caligid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The horseshoe crab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
marine isopod crustacean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sea slater
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Broader terms: isopod
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