Definition of louse

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Louse (n.) Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid..

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Bark Louse :: Bark louse () An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines..
Lice :: Lice (n.) pl. of Louse.
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..
Sea Wood Louse :: Sea wood louse () A sea slater.
Smock :: Smock (n.) A blouse; a smoock frock.
Laemodipoda :: Laemodipoda (n. pl.) A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs. The whale louse, or Cyamus, and Caprella are examples..
Cheslip :: Cheslip (n.) The wood louse.
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid..
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..
Flea-louse :: Flea-louse (n.) A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri..
Puceron :: Puceron (n.) Any plant louse, or aphis..
Morpion :: Morpion (n.) A louse.
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..
Nitter :: Nitter (n.) The horselouse; an insect that deposits nits on horses.
Nit :: Nit (n.) The egg of a louse or other small insect.
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira..
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..
Argulus :: Argulus (n.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura..
Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The body louse.
Pricklouse :: Pricklouse (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
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