BARKLOUSE Definition & Meaning

barklouse

or bark louse

[ bahrk-lous ]

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noun

plural barklice

any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of barklouse¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; bark ² + louse

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But in 2014, a tiny insect called the barklouse broke even that rule when researchers reported that the females of all four species of a genus found in the caves of Brazil had a penis.

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