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noun
Wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals.
synonym: louse.
is a specific kind of: insect.
is a broader term that covers: common louse, Pediculus humanus | head louse, Pediculus capitis | body louse, cootie, Pediculus corporis | crab, crab louse, Phthirius pubis, pubic louse.
is a member of: Anoplura, order Anoplura.
derivation: lousy.
Dutch: luis, piet, pietjePolish: wesz
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