- genus Cyamus
- nounwhale lice• Syn: ↑Cyamus• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Amphipoda, ↑order Amphipoda• Member Meronyms: ↑whale louse
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genus Cyamus
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Cyamus — prop. n. a genus of whale lice. Syn: genus {Cyamus}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cyamus ceti — Whale Whale, n. [OE. whal, AS. hw[ae]l; akin to D. walvisch, G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval, hvalfisk. Cf. {Narwhal}, {Walrus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any aquatic mammal of the order {Cetacea}, especially any one of the large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cyamus — noun whale lice • Syn: ↑genus Cyamus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Amphipoda, ↑order Amphipoda • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
whale louse — noun amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans • Hypernyms: ↑amphipod • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyamus, ↑genus Cyamus * * * noun 1. : any of several degenerate amphipod crustaceans (genus Cya … Useful english dictionary
Amphipoda — noun small flat bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand hoppers; skeleton shrimp • Syn: ↑order Amphipoda • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca … Useful english dictionary
order Amphipoda — noun small flat bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand hoppers; skeleton shrimp • Syn: ↑Amphipoda • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca … Useful english dictionary
blue petrel — Whale Whale, n. [OE. whal, AS. hw[ae]l; akin to D. walvisch, G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval, hvalfisk. Cf. {Narwhal}, {Walrus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any aquatic mammal of the order {Cetacea}, especially any one of the large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prion turtur — Whale Whale, n. [OE. whal, AS. hw[ae]l; akin to D. walvisch, G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval, hvalfisk. Cf. {Narwhal}, {Walrus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any aquatic mammal of the order {Cetacea}, especially any one of the large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pseudoprion desolatus — Whale Whale, n. [OE. whal, AS. hw[ae]l; akin to D. walvisch, G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval, hvalfisk. Cf. {Narwhal}, {Walrus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any aquatic mammal of the order {Cetacea}, especially any one of the large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
