Definition of louse

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

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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..
Puceron :: Puceron (n.) Any plant louse, or aphis..
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid..
Morpion :: Morpion (n.) A louse.
Pediculus :: Pediculus (n.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse..
Sea Louse :: Sea louse () Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa, Livoneca, and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes..
Smock :: Smock (n.) A blouse; a smoock frock.
Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The body louse.
Lice :: Lice (n.) pl. of Louse.
Argulus :: Argulus (n.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura..
Jumper :: Jumper (n.) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it.
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..
Lousewort :: Lousewort (n.) Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy..
Cheslip :: Cheslip (n.) The wood louse.
Sea Wood Louse :: Sea wood louse () A sea slater.
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..
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..
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..
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira..
Psylla :: Psylla (n.) Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla, or family Psyllidae..
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