Definition of louse

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Louse (n.) Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira..

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Nitter :: Nitter (n.) The horselouse; an insect that deposits nits on horses.
Puceron :: Puceron (n.) Any plant louse, or aphis..
Pediculus :: Pediculus (n.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse..
Nit :: Nit (n.) The egg of a louse or other small insect.
Feuillants :: Feuillants (n. pl.) A reformed branch of the Bernardines, founded in 1577 at Feuillans, near Toulouse, in France..
Louse :: Louse (v. t.) To clean from lice.
Psylla :: Psylla (n.) Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla, or family Psyllidae..
Sea Wood Louse :: Sea wood louse () A sea slater.
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab, Dog, etc..
Cockscomb :: Cockscomb (n.) A plant (Celosia cristata), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; -- sometimes called garden cockscomb. Also the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and the Onobrychis Crista-galli..
Blight :: Blight (n.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects..
Pricklouse :: Pricklouse (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
Bark Louse :: Bark louse () An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines..
Mallophaga :: Mallophaga (n. pl.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird..
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid..
Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The body louse.
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga..
Argulus :: Argulus (n.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura..
Smock :: Smock (n.) A blouse; a smoock frock.
Blouse :: Blouse (n.) A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States army..
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