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body lice

body lice is the plural of body louse.

Meaning of body louse

Noun

body louse (plural body lice)

  1. A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus humanus corporis), that infests the body and clothes of humans and feeds on blood.
    Synonyms:
    bosom friend, coot, cootie, cooty, crumb, grayback, pants rabbit, seam cricket, seam squirrel, kutu

Questions about body lice

What is body lice the plural of?
Body lice is the plural of body louse.

Words near body lice in the dictionary

  1. body kit
  2. body kits
  3. body language
  4. body languages
  5. body leasing
  6. body lice
  7. body line
  8. body linen
  9. body lines
  10. body lock
  11. body lotion

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