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head louse

noun

Etymology

From head + louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”).

  1. derived from *lewH-✻
  2. inherited from *lūs✻
  3. inherited from *lūs✻
  4. inherited from lūs
  5. inherited from lous
  6. formed as head louse — “head + louse”

Definitions

  1. A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of…

    A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.

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