body louse

noun

See under louse (def. 1).

Origin of body louse

First recorded in 1565–75

Words nearby body louse

bodyguard, body horror, body image, body language, body-line, body louse, body mass index, body mechanics, body mike, body modification, Body of Christ

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Example sentences from the Web for body louse

I'm in the right cue now, as brisk as a body-louse, and as merry as a beggar.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
Brisk as a body-louse she trips,Clean as a penny drest; Sweet as a rose her breath and lips,Round as the globe her breast.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
It is a disease of poverty and war, and is spread largely by the body-louse, as happened in Serbia in 1915.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

Medical definitions for body louse

body louse

n.

A parasitic louse that infests the body and clothes of humans.

单词	body louse
释义	body louse noun See under louse (def. 1). Origin of body louse First recorded in 1565–75 Words nearby body louse bodyguard, body horror, body image, body language, body-line, body louse, body mass index, body mechanics, body mike, body modification, Body of Christ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for body louse I'm in the right cue now, as brisk as a body-louse, and as merry as a beggar. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais Brisk as a body-louse she trips,Clean as a penny drest; Sweet as a rose her breath and lips,Round as the globe her breast. The Book of Humorous Verse\|Various It is a disease of poverty and war, and is spread largely by the body-louse, as happened in Serbia in 1915. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation\|Austin O'Malley Medical definitions for body louse body louse n. A parasitic louse that infests the body and clothes of humans. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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