head louse
See also: headlouse
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Etymology
From head + louse. Compare North Frisian hoodlüs (“headlouse”), Dutch hoofdluis (“headlouse”), Swedish huvudlus (“headlouse”), Icelandic höfuðlús (“headlouse”).
Noun
- A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.
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