booklouse

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English

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Etymology

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From book +‎ louse. So called because they feed on bookbinding glue.

Noun

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booklouse (plural booklice)

  1. Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.
    Synonym: bookmite

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