head louse

head louse
noun
infests the head and body of humans
• Syn: ↑Pediculus capitis
• Hypernyms: ↑louse, ↑sucking louse
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pediculus, ↑genus Pediculus

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noun
: a sucking louse frequenting the head of its host; especially : a louse that is a variety (Pediculus humanus capitis) of the common louse of man, lives on the scalp, and attaches its eggs to hairs

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head louse,
a species of louse that infests the human scalp.

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n. a louse that infests the scalp and hair of the human head and is especially common among schoolchildren. ● Pediculus humanus capitis, family Pediculidae, order Anoplura. See also body louse

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • head louse — n. see LOUSE (n. 1a) * * * …   Universalium

  • 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 — head′ louse n. ent See under louse 1) • Etymology: 1540–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • head louse — n. see LOUSE (n. 1a) …   English World 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 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. — See under louse (def. 1). [1540 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • head louse. — See under louse (def. 1). [1540 50] …   Useful english 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

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