Meaning Of The Word Louse
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Louse Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Louse?
louse
Lice are small insects that live on the bodies of people or animals and bite them in order to feed off their blood. louse in American English any of an order (Anoplura) of small, flat, wingless insects with sucking mouthparts, parasitic on the skin or hair of humans and some other mammals; esp., the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis) and head louse ( P. h. capitis) to delouse louse in American Englishfor 4 noun: any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse), parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse) transitive verb: to to free of lice; delouse |
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