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sucking louse

noun

  1. louse1


sucking louse

noun

  1. any insect of the order Anoplura See louse
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of sucking louse1

First recorded in 1905–10
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of sucking louse1

so named because it has a mouth adapted for sucking the body fluids of its host
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The lice we carry around are sucking lice.

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Anoplura: wingless species without metamorphosis, habits epizoötic, thoracic segments similarly developed: a composite aggregation which includes both the biting and sucking lice.

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We should examine the parts of the skin covered by the long hair for the sucking lice; and the withers, abdomen and limbs for the biting lice.

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Nits: the eggs of sucking lice; specifically when attached to a hair: in general, though rarely, applied in the singular to an egg.

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Parasitica: the sucking lice: wingless; without metamorphosis; mouth with piercing lancets; thoracic segments similar; habits epizoötic.

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