Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab, Dog, etc., Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga., Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid., Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira., To clean from lice.
pl. of Louse., of Louse
Louse is already singular. The plural is lice.
yes a louse is a parasite! :)
"Can it" means "shut up!" "You nit" is an insult -- a nit is a baby louse.
The possessive form of the singular noun louse is louse's.
To a Louse was created in 1786.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun 'louse' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female insect.There are no gender specific nouns for a male louse or a female louse, they are referred to as a male or a female.
No, louse and lice are not the same thing. Louse refers to a single insect, while lice is the plural form of louse, referring to multiple insects.
no and its LOUIS not louse
get louse powder from a vet
The water louse is a crustacean.
The egg of a louse is usually called louse eggs and attaches on the human hair.