Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish louse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
fish louse
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any aquatic crustacean which is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills

noun

Any aquatic crustacean which is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills

Etymology

From fish + louse.

Inflected Forms

fish lice (plural) fishlouse (alternative)

Synonyms

carp louse

Questions

What does fish louse mean?
Any aquatic crustacean which is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills
Where does fish louse come from?
From fish + louse.

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