What is "louse" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does louse mean in English? Meaning of louse definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "louse" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "louse": wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

Noun

  • Meaning: wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
  • Synonyms: louse sucking louse
  • Hyponyms: body louse common louse cootie crab crab louse head louse pediculus capitis pediculus corporis pediculus humanus phthirius pubis pubic louse
  • Hypernyms: insect
  • Pronunciation in UK: /laʊs/

    Meaning of "louse": a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

    Noun

  • Meaning: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
  • Synonyms: dirt ball insect louse worm
  • Hypernyms: disagreeable person unpleasant person
  • Pronunciation in UK: /laʊs/

    Meaning of "louse": any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants

    Noun

  • Meaning: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
  • Synonyms: louse plant louse
  • Hyponyms: adelgid aphid grape louse grape phylloxera jumping plant louse oak blight phylloxera vitifoleae psylla psyllid
  • Hypernyms: homopteran homopterous insect
  • Pronunciation in UK: /laʊs/

    Meaning of "louse": wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds

    Noun

  • Meaning: wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
  • Synonyms: bird louse biting louse louse
  • Hyponyms: chicken louse menopon gallinae menopon palladum shaft louse
  • Hypernyms: insect
  • Pronunciation in UK: /laʊs/

    Synonyms:

    rat, scoundrel, knave, cad, cootie,

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