water louse
noun
an aquatic isopod of the genus Asellus, common in weedy water: Also called: water slater
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How to use water louse in a sentence
I soon discovered the cause in the presence of a water-louse, an animal which feeds on these animalcules.
The Dawn of Reason | James Weir
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