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| louse [ lowss ] |
noun (plural lice [ līss ]) |
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1. 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.
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2. small invertebrate animal: a small invertebrate animal, e.g. a wood louse
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often used in combination
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3. (plural louses) offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's behaviour and attitude towards others
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insult
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular louses, present participle lousing, past and past participle loused) |
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medicine
Same as delouse
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| [ Old English lūs< Indo-European] |
