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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.
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amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: amphipod
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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
valaantäi
— parasitic crustacean of the family Cyamidae
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French:
pou de baleine
— parasitic crustacean of the family Cyamidae
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Polish:
wesz wielorybia
— parasitic crustacean of the family Cyamidae
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Russian:
кито́вая вошь
(kitóvaja vošʹ)
— parasitic crustacean of the family Cyamidae