head louse
head louse noun: a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.
Noun
head louse (plural head lice)
head louse meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Thai
head louse in Hindi
- insect
- जूँ jū̃
head louse in Tamil
- தலைப் பேன்
head louse in Marathi
- head louse
- ऊ ū
head louse in Thai
- insect
- เหา hǎo
More languagesFewer languages
- head louse in Vietnamese
- chấy, chí
Forms of head louse
| plural | head lice |
|---|---|
| alternative form | headlouse |
Origin of head louse
From head + louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”).
Questions about head louse
- What does head louse mean?
- Head louse means a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.
- What is head louse in Hindi?
- Head louse in Hindi is जूँ (jū̃). See Head louse meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is head louse?
- Head louse is a noun.
- What is the plural of head louse?
- The plural of head louse is head lice.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: head louse (page history and authors); head louse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ऊ (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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