noun
Meaning 1
Any louse of the suborder Anoplura.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
sucking louse
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noun
Meaning 2
wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: louse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insect
Narrower terms: common louse, Pediculus humanus, head louse, Pediculus capitis, body louse, cootie, Pediculus corporis, crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis
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