Louse (disambiguation)
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A louse is a wingless insect.
Louse may also refer to:
Infections
- Pediculosis, an infection caused by lice
- Pediculosis capitis (Head lice infestation)
- Pediculosis corporis (Pediculosis vestimenti, Vagabond's disease)
- Pediculosis pubis (Crabs)
Insects and other arthropods
- Gill louse, Ergasilus, a genus of parasitic copepod crustaceans
- Hog louse (disambiguation)
- Sea louse, the Caligidae, a family of ectoparasitic marine copepods
- Whale louse, the Cyamidae, a family of parasitic amphipod crustaceans
- Woodlouse, the Oniscidea, a suborder of terrestrial isopod crustaceans
Other uses
- Stone louse, a fictitious animal created by the humorist Loriot
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