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body louse

body louse noun: a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus humanus corporis), that infests the body and clothes of humans and feeds on blood.

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

body louse meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

body louse in Tamil

உடற்பபேன், சீலைப்பேன்

body louse in Vietnamese

parasitic insect Pediculus humanus corporis
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Synonyms of body louse

All synonyms of body louse

Forms of body louse

pluralbody lice

Questions about body louse

What does body louse mean?
Body louse means a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus humanus corporis), that infests the body and clothes of humans and feeds on blood.
What is body louse in Tamil?
Body louse in Tamil is உடற்பபேன், சீலைப்பேன். See Body louse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is body louse?
Body louse is a noun.
What is the plural of body louse?
The plural of body louse is body lice.

Words near body louse in the dictionary

  1. body linen
  2. body lines
  3. body lock
  4. body lotion
  5. body lotions
  6. body louse
  7. body man
  8. body mass
  9. body mass index
  10. body mass indexes
  11. body mass indices

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