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louse

/l/AU/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

    noun.animal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

    noun.person

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants

    noun.animal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds

    noun.animal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (<i>Pediculina</i>), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head <i>louse</i> of man (<i>Pediculus capitis</i>), the body <i>louse</i> (<i>P. vestimenti</i>), and the crab <i>louse</i> (<i>Phthirius pubis</i>), and many others. See <i>Crab louse</i>, <i>Dog louse</i>, <i>Cattle louse</i>, etc., under <u>Crab</u>, <u>Dog</u>, etc.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. To clean from lice.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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