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sucking louse

sucking louse noun: any louse of the suborder Anoplura.

sucking louse: any louse of the suborder Anoplura
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Noun

sucking louse (plural sucking lice)

  1. Any louse of the suborder Anoplura.
    • The tailed Old World monkeys (Cercopithecidae) support sucking lice of a distinct genus, Pedicinus which has certain similarities to Pediculus and has been placed by most authorities (though not by Ferris) in the Pediculidae.1970, Roy Albert Crowson, Classification and Biology, published 2009, page 119
    • Of the 200 or so species of sucking lice, only three infest man: the body louse, Pediculus humanus, the head louse, P. capitis and the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis (also known as the crab louse).2006, Norman Gratz, Vector- and Rodent-Borne Diseases in Europe and North America, page 83
    Synonyms:
    anopluran

Synonyms of sucking louse

Forms of sucking louse

pluralsucking lice

Words formed from sucking louse

  • dog sucking louse
  • horse sucking louse

Questions about sucking louse

What does sucking louse mean?
Sucking louse means any louse of the suborder Anoplura.
What part of speech is sucking louse?
Sucking louse is a noun.
What is the plural of sucking louse?
The plural of sucking louse is sucking lice.

Words near sucking louse in the dictionary

  1. sucking into
  2. sucking it and seeing
  3. sucking it up
  4. sucking it up, buttercup
  5. sucking lice
  6. sucking louse
  7. sucking off
  8. sucking one's teeth
  9. sucking out
  10. sucking out of one's thumb
  11. sucking rocks

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