human head louse
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head louse — n a sucking louse of the genus Pediculus (P. humanus capitis) that lives on the human scalp * * * Pediculus humanus capitis … Medical dictionary
Head louse — This article is about the animal. For the disease known as head lice, see Pediculosis capitis. Head lice Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
head louse — noun infests the head and body of humans • Syn: ↑Pediculus capitis • Hypernyms: ↑louse, ↑sucking louse • Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculus, ↑genus Pediculus * * * nou … Useful english dictionary
head louse — noun a louse which infests the hair of the human head. [Pediculus humanus capitis.] … English new terms dictionary
head louse — noun Date: 1547 a sucking louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) that lives on the human scalp … New Collegiate Dictionary
head louse — noun A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood … Wiktionary
Treatment of human head lice — The treatment of human head lice is a process that has been debated and studied for centuries. However, the number of cases of human louse infestations (or pediculosis) has increased worldwide since the mid 1960s, reaching hundreds of millions… … Wikipedia
louse — [lous; ] for v., also [ louz] n. pl. lice and, for LOUSE 4, louses [ME lous < OE lus (pl. lys), akin to Ger laus < IE * lūs > Welsh lleuen, Bret laouen] 1. a) any of an order (Anoplura) of small, flat, wingless insects with sucking… … English World dictionary
louse — n. /lows/; v. /lows, lowz/, n., pl. lice /luys/ for 1 3, louses for 4, v., loused, lousing. n. 1. any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse), parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking,… … Universalium
Louse — Lice redirects here. For the infection, see Pediculosis. For the district of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey, see Lice, Turkey. For other uses, see Louse (disambiguation). Phthiraptera … Wikipedia
human louse — ▪ insect also called body louse a common species of sucking louse in the family Pediculidae (suborder Anoplura, order Phthiraptera; see sucking louse) that is found wherever human beings live, feeds on blood, and can be an important carrier of … Universalium
