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PRONUNCIATION OF FISH LOUSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FISH LOUSE

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Fish louse is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FISH LOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fish louse

Argulidae

The family Argulidae contains the carp lice or fish lice – a group of parasitic crustaceans of uncertain position within the Maxillopoda. Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record. Argulidae is the only family in the order Arguloida, although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed.

Definition of fish louse in the English dictionary

The definition of fish louse in the dictionary is any small flat rounded crustacean of the subclass Branchiura, having sucking mouth parts: parasites of fish.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FISH LOUSE

fish fork
fish fry
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fish joint
fish kettle
fish knife
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fish manure
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fish slice
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FISH LOUSE

bird louse
biting louse
blouse
booklouse
chicken louse
crab louse
delouse
flouse
girl´s blouse
house
jalouse
jealouse
jumping plant louse
louse
middy blouse
overblouse
plant louse
sucking louse
Toulouse
water louse
woodlouse

Synonyms and antonyms of fish louse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fish louse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FISH LOUSE

Find out the translation of fish louse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fish louse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fish louse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鱼虱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piojo de los peces
570 millions of speakers

English

fish louse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मछली जूं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قملة السمك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рыба вошь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piolho de peixe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাছের জামা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poissons pou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kutu ikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fisch Laus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魚のシラミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물고기 느
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ikan louse
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

rận cá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீன் ஏரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मासे जनावरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balık yemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pidocchio pesce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wesz ryby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

риба воша
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păduche pește
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψείρα ψαριών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vis luis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fisk lus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fisk lus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fish louse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FISH LOUSE»

The term «fish louse» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.263 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FISH LOUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fish louse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FISH LOUSE»

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Fish Parasites: Pathobiology and Protection
Australian Journal ofZoology17, 49-64. Gault, N.F.S., Kilpatrick, DJ. and Stewart, MT. (2002) Biological control of the fish louse in a rainbow trout fishery. Journal of Fish Biology 60, 226-237. Gresty, K.A., Boxshall, GA. and Nagasawa, K. (1993) ...
Patrick T. K. Woo, Kurt Buchmann, 2012
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Fish Parasites
Australian Journal ofZoology17, 49-64. Gault, N.F.S., Kilpatrick, DJ. and Stewart, MT. (2002) Biological control of the fish louse in a rainbow trout fishery. Journal of Fish Biology 60, 226-237. Gresty, K.A., Boxshall, GA. and Nagasawa, K. (1993) ...
Woo, 2011
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Rapid Review of Exotic Animal Medicine and Husbandry: Pet ...
This parasite is commonly referred to as the 'fish louse'. A parasite can be seen on the dorsal surface of the head of the fish (314). ETIOLOGY. Fish can become infested with crustaceans of the genus Argulus and other genera. Although a light  ...
Karen L. Rosenthal, Neil Forbes, Fredric L. Frye, 2008
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A Commonsense Guide to Fish Health
Common fish louse. not related to true lice. They can grow to a rather large 12 mm. This parasite is rare in the tropical home aquarium, but pond-reared fish and goldfish and koi can be a source of infestation, as can wild-caught live foods.
Terry Fairfield, 2000
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List of the specimens of British animals in the collection ...
Cranch's Fish-louse. Cirolana Cranchii, Leach, Diet. Sc. Nat. xii. p. 347 ; Desm. Cons. p. 303 ; M. Edw. Crust. iii. p. 236. a. Cornwall (Falmouth). From the collection of Mr. John Cranch. 2. Cirolana hibtipes. Hairy-legged Fish-louse. Cirolana ...
British Museum (Natural History), 1850
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List of the Specimens of the British Animals in the ...
Cranch's Fish-louse. Cirolana Cranchii, Leach, Diet. Sc. Nat. xii. p. 347 ; Desm. Cons. p. 303 ; M. Edw. Crust, iii. p. 236. a. Cornwall (Falmouth). From the collection of Mr. John Cranch. 2. Cirolana hirtipes. Hairy-legged Fish-louse. Cirolana ...
British Museum (Natural History) Dept. of zoology, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray, 1850
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The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and ...
In his second volume, Baster (1765a,b) described two species of caligid copepods. Not for the first time were these strange parasites interpreted upside- down (Baird 1850). The first species listed was "a fish-louse from a halibut ( Pleuronectes) ...
David M. Damkaer, 2002
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Leeches, Lice and Lampreys: A Natural History of Skin and ...
Indeed, the name Lepeophtheirus is derived from the Greek words for 'scale' and 'louse'. Thus, 'fish louse', 'sea louse' or 'salmon louse' seem appropriate names for these animals, although, traditionally, the term 'fish louse' refers to the ...
Graham C. Kearn, 2004
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Chambers's encyclopaedia: a dictionary of universal ...
FISH-LOUSE, or SEA-LOUSE, names commonly giveu to the entomostracous crustaceans of the order Siphonogtoma. All the creatures of this order are of small size, and parasitic on fishes, aquatic batrachians, &c, ou the juices of which they ...
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Chambers's encyclopædia: a dictionary of universal knowledge ...
FISH-LOUSE, or SEA-LOUSE, names commonly given to the entomostracous crustaceans of the order Hiphonostoma. All the creatures of this order are of small size, and parasitic on fishes, aquatic batrachians, &c., on the juices of which they ...
Ephraim Chambers, 1886

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FISH LOUSE»

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Pentastomid Infections in Fish
... as well as the parasitic fish louse. Adult pentastomes, which are found in reptiles, look different from the larval or nymph stage, found in fish. «TheFishSite.com, Feb 13»
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The world within a drop of water
Another type of aquatic bug, the Argulus fish louse, is a nasty fish parasite. Not the kind of thing you want in your aquarium — or in your drinking ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 12»
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Seeing the Scary Wondrous World in These Micro Photos Will Give …
That's a fish louse, taken by Wim van Egmond of the Netherlands. Seeing the Scary Wondrous World in These Micro Photos Will Give You ... «Gizmodo, Oct 11»

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