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louseling

louseling noun: a small or immature louse; nymph.

Noun

louseling (plural louselings)

  1. (rare) A small or immature louse; nymph
    • He that, without a microscope, could tell On one small louse how many licelings dwell!1791, A Second Heroic Epistle to Joseph Priestley, page 4
    • The eggs of the head louse are glued to hairs just above the scalp, where they remain even after the enclosed louseling has left.2012, Roger M. Knutson, Furtive Fauna: A Field Guide to the Creatures Who Live on You

Forms of louseling

plurallouselings
alternative formliceling

Origin of louseling

From louse + -ling.

Questions about louseling

What does louseling mean?
Louseling means a small or immature louse; nymph.
What part of speech is louseling?
Louseling is a noun.
What is the plural of louseling?
The plural of louseling is louselings.

Words near louseling in the dictionary

  1. loused up
  2. lousefish
  3. lousefishes
  4. louseless
  5. louselike
  6. louseling
  7. louselings
  8. louser
  9. lousers
  10. louses
  11. louses around

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