salve bug
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English
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Noun
[edit]salve bug (plural salve bugs)
- (obsolete) A parasitic isopod crustacean (Aega psora). In the 19th century it was used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve, although its medicinal effects are dubious.
References
[edit]- “salve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.