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单词 body louse
释义

body louse

noun

: a louse feeding primarily on the body
especially : a sucking louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) feeding on the body and living in the clothing of humans

called also cootie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Unlike the body louse, the head louse isn’t known to spread disease. oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2021 Life in the Australian bush involved intimate encounters with many species, and of course head and body lice were among them. . . Kate Darnton, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2018 Life in the Australian bush involved intimate encounters with many species, and of course head and body lice were among them. . . Kate Darnton, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

body louse

noun

: a louse feeding primarily on the body
especially : a sucking louse of the genus Pediculus (P. humanus humanus synonym P. h. corporis) feeding on the human body and living in clothing

called also cootie

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