karperluis

Dutch

Argulus foliaceus

Etymology

Compound of karper (“carp”) +‎ luis (“louse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑr.pərˌlœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: kar‧per‧luis

Noun

karperluis f (plural karperluizen, diminutive karperluisje n)

1. common fish louse (Argulus foliaceus)

   Hypernym: visluis

Further reading

• karperluis on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl