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headlouse

headlouse is the alternative form of head louse.

Meaning of head louse

Noun

head louse (plural head lice)

  1. A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.

Forms of headlouse

pluralheadlice

Origin of headlouse

From head + louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”).

Questions about headlouse

What is headlouse the alternative form of?
Headlouse is the alternative form of head louse.

Words near headlouse in the dictionary

  1. headlongly
  2. headlongness
  3. headlongs
  4. headloss
  5. headlosses
  6. headlouse
  7. headly
  8. headman
  9. headmanship
  10. headmanships
  11. headmark

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