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crab lice

crab lice is the plural of crab louse.

Meaning of crab louse

Noun

crab louse (plural crab lice)

  1. A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.
    Synonyms:
    crab, pubic louse

Questions about crab lice

What is crab lice the plural of?
Crab lice is the plural of crab louse.

Words near crab lice in the dictionary

  1. crab football
  2. crab fork
  3. crab forks
  4. crab lantern
  5. crab lanterns
  6. crab lice
  7. crab Louie
  8. crab Louies
  9. crab Louis
  10. crab louse
  11. crab market

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