Definition of louse

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

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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..
Flea-louse :: Flea-louse (n.) A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri..
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..
Morpion :: Morpion (n.) A louse.
Puceron :: Puceron (n.) Any plant louse, or aphis..
Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The body louse.
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..
Lice :: Lice (n.) pl. of Louse.
Smock :: Smock (n.) A blouse; a smoock frock.
Feuillants :: Feuillants (n. pl.) A reformed branch of the Bernardines, founded in 1577 at Feuillans, near Toulouse, in France..
Pricklouse :: Pricklouse (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
Pediculus :: Pediculus (n.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse..
Nit :: Nit (n.) The egg of a louse or other small insect.
Argulus :: Argulus (n.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura..
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..
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid..
Nitter :: Nitter (n.) The horselouse; an insect that deposits nits on horses.
Sea Wood Louse :: Sea wood louse () A sea slater.
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..
Bark Louse :: Bark louse () An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines..
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