louse
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(noun) wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals |
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Synonyms: sucking louse |
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Related Words: Pediculus capitis, Pediculus corporis, Pediculus humanus, Phthirius pubis, body louse, common louse, crab, crab louse, head louse, insect, pubic louse |
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(noun) any of several small insects esp. aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants |
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Synonyms: plant louse |
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Related Words: Phylloxera vitifoleae, adelgid, aphid, grape louse, grape phylloxera, homopteran, homopterous insect, jumping plant louse, oak blight, psylla, psyllid |
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(noun) has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect |
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Synonyms: dirt ball, insect, worm |
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Related Words: disagreeable person, unpleasant person |
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(noun) wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds |
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Synonyms: bird louse, biting louse |
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Related Words: Menopon gallinae, Menopon palladum, chicken louse, insect, shaft louse |
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