HyperDic: body_louse

English > 1 sense of the expression body louse:
NOUNanimalbody louse, cootie, Pediculus corporisa parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
English > body louse: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings.
Synonymscootie, Pediculus corporis
Member ofPediculus, genus Pediculustype genus of Pediculidae
Broaderlouse, sucking lousewingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

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