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Definition of Sea slater
1. Noun. Marine isopod crustacean.
Medical Definition of Sea slater
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sea Slater
Literary usage of Sea slater
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases (1880)
"... convulsive heaving of the stomach and utter prostration of the entire body ;
a deadly pallor and profuse cold sweat are commonly present. SEA-SLATER. ..."
2. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"It was a secret association of early date, revived in 1726, and dissolved about
1765. SEA-SLATER. The Ligia oceanica, a small crustacean. SEA-SLEEVE. ..."
3. List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British by British Museum (Natural History), George Robert Gray, Adam White, James Francis Stephens, Frederick Smith, Henry Denny, Henry Tibbats Stainton, Edwin Shepherd (1848)
"Great sea slater. Ligia oceanica, Fabr. Ent. Syst. Suppl. p. 301 ; Lair. Hist.
Crust. t. 49, f. 3—4 ; Roux, Crust. Med. t. 13, f. ..."
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