head louse
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See also: headlouse
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From head + louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”).
Noun[edit]
- A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.
Translations[edit]
insect
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