Definition of louse

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Louse (v. t.) To clean from lice.

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Feuillants :: Feuillants (n. pl.) A reformed branch of the Bernardines, founded in 1577 at Feuillans, near Toulouse, in France..
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 (v. t.) To clean from lice.
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira..
Bark Louse :: Bark louse () An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines..
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..
Sea Wood Louse :: Sea wood louse () A sea slater.
Pricklouse :: Pricklouse (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab, Dog, etc..
Sea Louse :: Sea louse () Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa, Livoneca, and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes..
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid..
Pediculus :: Pediculus (n.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse..
Psylla :: Psylla (n.) Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla, or family Psyllidae..
Morpion :: Morpion (n.) A louse.
Smock :: Smock (n.) A blouse; a smoock frock.
Lousewort :: Lousewort (n.) Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy..
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..
Lice :: Lice (n.) pl. of Louse.
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