lice (līs) plural of louse.
lice
lice (l s)n. Plural of louse. |
lice
Etymology: AS, lus,
any of the small wingless insect order of Phthiraptera. This order has been divided into four suborders, Anoplura (sucking lice), Rhyncopthira, Ischnocere, and Amblycer. Lice are ectoparasites of birds and mammals and may spend their entire life cycle on a single host, attaching eggs to the hair shafts or feathers. They transfer to humans by direct contact. Three forms that infect humans are the head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis; the body louse, Pediculus humanus corporis; and the crab louse, Phthirus pubis. See also pediculosis.
lice
plural of louse.
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