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Louse (C. L. Griffiths, Zoology Department/University of Cape Town)

Louse, common name for 3,000 species of small, wingless insects. They are all less than 11 mm long, although most are about 2 to 3 mm long. They...

Fish Louse (C. L. Griffiths, Zoology Department/University of Cape Town)

Fish Louse, crustacean which is an external parasite of fish in southern Africa and elsewhere. Fish lice usually attach to the side of the head of a...

Typhus : Epidemic Louse-borne Typhus

Also called European, or classic, typhus, epidemic louse-borne typhus is the most virulent of the three diseases and has occurred in widespread...

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- parasitic insect: a small wingless insect that lives as a parasite on humans and other animals. There are sucking lice, e.g. head and body lice, and biting lice, e.g. bird lice.
- small invertebrate animal: a small invertebrate animal, e.g. a wood louse
- offensive term: an offensive term that...

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Fish Louse (C. L. Griffiths, Zoology Department/University of Cape Town)

Human Head Louse on Hair (J.A.L. Cooke/Oxford Scientific Films)

Human Head Louse on Hair

	Windows Live® Search Results Louse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lice (singular: louse), (order Phthiraptera), also known as fly babies, are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless insects; three of which are classified as human disease ... Crab louse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The pubic or crab louse (colloquially termed "crabs" or) (Pthirus or Phthirus pubis) is a parasitic insect which spends its entire life on human genitals and feeds exclusively on ... Louse Powder - for animal and bird use - cattle, horses, chickens ... Louse Powder - for animal and bird use - cattle, horses, chickens, bedding and living areas. Can be used directly onto animal. See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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