Plural of louse
irregular plural
The plural of louse is lice.
Forms of louse
| Singular | louse /laʊs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lice /laɪs/ |
| Countable | countable |
Less standard forms: louses (nonstandard).
Lice in a sentence
- His acarophobia was obvious from his reaction when I told him he had lice.From the entry acarophobia
- Lice, fleas, ticks, and mites are widely spread parasites.From the entry parasite
- The area was crawling with all sorts of vermin: fleas, lice, mice, and rats to name a few. Thus, we felt as if vermin were crawling over us.From the entry vermin
- Only one commercial parasite vaccine is available against an ecoparasite for sea lice.2024, Baskaralingam Vaseeharan, Palmy Jesudhasan, Vaccines in Aquaculture, page 246. From the entry ecoparasite
- Tae-Wol had witnessed lice furiously scrambling, trying to cling to this patient's stubbly pubic growth.2021 February 2, Ina Park, Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs, Flatiron Books, →ISBN. From the entry groomer
Meaning of louse
- noun A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
- noun A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
- noun The currency sign ¤.
Plural with a vowel change
- mouse (mice)
Questions about the plural of louse
- What is the plural of louse?
- The plural of louse is lice.
- Is louse countable?
- Louse is a countable noun.
- Is louses correct?
- louses is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual plural of louse is lice.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: louse (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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