Cyamid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cyamid is a noun meaning (zoology) A crustacean of the family Cyamidae; a whale louse.
Meaning
(zoology) A crustacean of the family Cyamidae; a whale louse.
Example Sentences
These are callosities: roughened skin caused by infestations of what ‘lice’ (which are actually parasitic crustaceans called cyamids less than an inch long that feed on flakes of skin).
Word Forms
- cyamids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cylichnid, cyaneid, cyttid, corycaeid, crangonyctid, carybdeid.
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