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Definition of AEga psora

AEga psora
Salve Salve (?; 277), n. [AS. sealf ointment; akin to LG. salwe, D. zalve, zalf, OHG. salba, Dan. salve, Sw. salfva, Goth. salb[=o]n to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) ? oil, ? butter, Skr. sarpis clarified butter. [root]155, 291.] 1. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment. --Chaucer. 2. A soothing remedy or antidote. Counsel or consolation we may bring. Salve to thy sores. --Milton. Salve bug (Zo["o]l.), a large, stout isopod crustacean ([AE]ga psora), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.

Meaning of AEga psora from wikipedia

- Aega psora is a species of isopod crustacean that parasitises a number of fish species in the North Atlantic. It is a serious ectoparasite of larger species...
- Johnston, 1834 Aega nanhaiensis Yu, 2007 Aega platyantennata Nunomura, 1993 Aega psora (Linnaeus, 1758) Aega punctulata Miers, 1881 Aega semicarinata Miers...
- mollusc) Oniscus asilus Oniscus oestrum – Cymothoa oestrum Oniscus psora – Aega psora Oniscus physodes – Anilocra physodes Oniscus entomon – Saduria entomon...
- described by Adam White in 1850. The family contains the following genera: Aega Leach, 1815 Aegapheles Bruce, 2009 Aegiochus Bovallius, 1885 Alitropus H...